Study on the relationship between plasma homocysteine and acute cerebral vascular disease

Abstract

The levels of plasma homocysteine were determined by using high-performance liquid chromatographic method. It was found that plasma homocysteine levels were significantly higher in the patients with stroke than that in the controls. There was no correlation between plasma homocysteine levels and hypertension, smoking, concentrations of blood glucose or hypertriglyceridesemia. It was suggested that hyperhomocysteinemia may be an independent risk factor for acute cerebral vascular disease.

Keywords

homocysteine / cerebrovascular disease / high-performance liquid chromatography

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