American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 104, Issue 6 , Pages 745-749 , 15 September 2009

Impact of Homocysteine-Lowering Vitamin Therapy on Long-Term Outcome of Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

  • Aviv Mager, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, FMRC, Petah Tikva, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 972-3-9377107; fax: 972-3-9249850
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  • Katia Orvin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, FMRC, Petah Tikva, Israel
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  • Nira Koren-Morag, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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  • Israel Eli Lev, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, FMRC, Petah Tikva, Israel
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  • Abid Assali, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, FMRC, Petah Tikva, Israel
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  • Ran Kornowski, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, FMRC, Petah Tikva, Israel
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  • Mordechai Shohat, MD

      Affiliations

    • Medical Genetic Institute, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, FMRC, Petah Tikva, Israel
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  • Alexander Battler, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, FMRC, Petah Tikva, Israel
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  • David Hasdai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, FMRC, Petah Tikva, Israel

Received 21 February 2009 ,Revised 2 May 2009 ,Accepted 2 May 2009.

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 This study was supported in part by an institutional research grant from Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.

PII: S0002-9149(09)01046-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.05.011

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 104, Issue 6 , Pages 745-749 , 15 September 2009

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