PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Joellyn M. Abraham
AU  - Leslie Cho
TI  - The homocysteine hypothesis: Still relevant to the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease?
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.77a.10036
DP  - 2010 Dec 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 911--918
VI  - 77
IP  - 12
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/77/12/911.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/77/12/911.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2010 Dec 01; 77
AB  - Although evidence suggests that the homocysteine hypothesis is still relevant as a predictor of cardiovascular risk, we cannot conclude that measuring the homocysteine level is useful in guiding treatment. Furthermore, studies of primary and secondary prevention show no evidence that taking folic acid or other B vitamins lowers the risk of cardiovascular events.