Effect of implementation of folic acid fortification of food on homocysteine concentrations in subjects with coronary artery disease

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Anderson, JL [1 ]
Horne, BD
Carlquist, JF
Bair, TL
Habashi, J
Hart, NI
Jones, SK
Muhlestein, JB
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[1] Latter Day St Hosp, Div Cardiol, Dept Cardiovasc, Salt Lake City, UT 84143 USA
[2] Univ Utah, Sch Med, Salt Lake City, UT USA
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10.1016/S0002-9149(02)02531-6
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Because folic acid may reduce homocysteine (HCY) plasma levels, a new risk factor for coronary artery disease, we tested whether a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandate for folic acid fortification of foods would affect plasma HCY among 2,755 subjects studied angiographically over 4 years and at high risk of incident coronary events. Plasma HCY decreased by approximate to2 mumol/L, and the percentage of patients with "high-risk" HCY decreased by 1/3 in temporal association with implementation of the FDA rule.
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