...Gere Sunder-Plassmann; Manuela Födinger Hyperhomocysteinemia is a cardiovascular disease risk factor in the general population and in patients with renal failure. This article summarizes the results of recent total homocysteine-lowering intervention studies in individuals without renal failure...

...Garabed Eknoyan Dialysis patients constitute a high-risk group for cardiovascular disease, which accounts for 40% of deaths in these patients. After stratification for age, race and gender, cardiovascular mortality is several orders of magnitude (10–20 times) higher in dialysis patients than...