作者: S S Kang , E L Passen , N Ruggie , P W Wong , H Sora
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摘要: BACKGROUNDTo determine whether or not a moderate genetic defect of homocysteine metabolism is associated with the development coronary artery disease, we studied prevalence thermolabile methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, which probably most common metabolism.METHODS AND RESULTSThree hundred thirty-nine subjects who underwent angiography were classified into three groups: (1) patients severe stenosis (> = 70% occlusion in one more arteries > 50% left main artery), (2) mild to (< < and (3) non-coronary heart disease noncardiac chest pain (nonstenotic arteries). The thermolability reductase was prospectively determined all subjects. Plasma homocyst(e)ine levels then measured ...