Low Circulating Folate and Vitamin B <sub>6</sub> Concentrations

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Authors

Killian Robinson · University College Dublin

Kristopher L. Arheart · Landstinget i Kalmar län

Helga Refsum · Trinity College Dublin

Lars Brattström · Landstinget i Kalmar län

Godfried H.J. Boers · Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Per Magne Ueland · Radboud University Nijmegen

Paolo Rubba

Abstract

Lower levels of folate and vitamin B6 confer an increased risk of atherosclerosis. Clinical trials are now required to evaluate the effect of treatment with these vitamins in the primary and secondary prevention of vascular diseases.

Topics & Keywords

Folate and B Vitamins Research Esophageal and GI Pathology Fluoride Effects and Removal

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Circulation

Volume 97, Issue 5, pp. 437-443

DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.97.5.437

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