Elevated homocysteine levels are associated with increased ischemic myocardial injury in acute coronary syndromes
Mohamed K. Al-Obaidi, MD, MRCPa,
Peter J. Stubbs, MD, MRCPa,
Paul Collinson*,
Ronan Conroy, BMus ,
Ian Graham, FRCPI and
Mark I. M. Noble, DSc, MDa
a National Heart and Lung Institute, Cardiology Department, Charing Cross Campus, Imperial College School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom
* Department of Chemical Pathology, Mayday University Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Department of Epidemiology, Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland

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Figure 1 Admission cTnT levels by quintiles of admission homocysteine in patients with (a) MI, (b) UAP, and (c) all ACS patients.
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Figure 2 Peak cTnT levels by quintiles of admission homocysteine in patients with (a) MI, (b) UAP, and (c) all ACS patients.
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