Enhanced Reduction of Fasting Total Homocysteine Levels With Supraphysiological Versus Standard Multivitamin Dose Folic Acid Supplementation in Renal Transplant Recipients
- 1 December 1999
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
- Vol. 19 (12), 2918-2921
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.atv.19.12.2918
Abstract
—The mild fasting hyperhomocysteinemia commonly observed in chronic (ie, ≥6 months posttransplantation) renal transplant recipients (RTRs) can be effectively treated with combined B-vitamin...Keywords
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