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Concentration of homocysteine serum of hypertension patients in A Thai Nguyen hospital
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Concentration of homocysteine serum of hypertension patients in A Thai Nguyen hospital

T H. N., T D. N., T H. B. T., 2014, In: Journal of Clinical Medicine and Pharamcy 108, 9, 5/2014, p. 153

Overview

Abstract:

Introduction: Homocysteine ​​and concentration of Hcy serum test is the new problem has less been studied in Vietnam, especially in patients with hypertension. Objective: Determination of serum homocysteine ​​levels in patients with hypertension. Method: descriptive, cross-sectional in patients with hypertension treated in A Thai Nguyen hospital. Result: The mean Hcy concentrations in patients with hypertension was 19.30 ± 1.5 (μmol / l) was higher with statistical significance (p <0.05) compared with controls (10.23 ± 0.8 (μmol/l)); Hcy concentration increases with the degree of hypertension, higher male-female, infrequent treatment group and the treatment duration greater than 5 years of regular treatment group and the treatment duration of 5 years statistically significant (p <0.05). Conclusion: Hcy serum concentration is higher than the control group, increases with the degree of hypertension, gender and adherence in hypertensive patients. 

Keyword(s): Homocysteine, hypertension.

Article number 153
Journal Journal of Clinical Medicine and Pharamcy 108
Volume 9
Issue number 5/2014
Publication status Published - 2014
ISBN 1859-2872