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The China Stroke Secondary Prevention Trial (CSSPT) protocol: a double‐blinded, randomized, controlled trial of combined folic acid and B vitamins for secondary prevention of stroke
DiscussionThis is the first multicenter randomized trial of secondary prevention for ischemic stroke in a Chinese population with a higher homocysteine level but without folate food fortification.
Source: International Journal of Stroke - March 12, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Xuedong Liu, Ming Shi, Feng Xia, Junliang Han, Zhirong Liu, Bo Wang, Fang Yang, Li Li, Songdi Wu, Ling Wang, Nan Liu, Yali Lv, Gang Zhao Tags: Protocols Source Type: research

Homocysteine, Ischemic Stroke, and Coronary Heart Disease in Hypertensive Patients: A Population-Based, Prospective Cohort Study Clinical Sciences
Conclusions— Hyperhomocysteinemia in Chinese hypertensive patients is significantly associated with IS risk but not coronary heart disease susceptibility, and folic acid supplementation can efficiently reduce tHcy levels.
Source: Stroke - June 22, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Han, L., Wu, Q., Wang, C., Hao, Y., Zhao, J., Zhang, L., Fan, R., Liu, Y., Li, R., Chen, Z., Zhang, T., Chen, S., Ma, J., Liu, S., Peng, X., Duan, S. Tags: Myocardial cardiomyopathy disease, Valvular heart disease, Clinical Studies, Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage, Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Clinical Sciences Source Type: research

Efficacy of Folic Acid Therapy in Primary Prevention of Stroke Among Adults With Hypertension in China The CSPPT Randomized Clinical Trial
Conclusions and RelevanceAmong adults with hypertension in China without a history of stroke or MI, the combined use of enalapril and folic acid, compared with enalapril alone, significantly reduced the risk of first stroke. These findings are consistent with benefits from folate use among adults with hypertension and low baseline folate levels.Trial Registrationclinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT00794885
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - March 15, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research

Plasma retinol and the risk of first stroke in hypertensive adults: a nested case-control study.
Conclusions: Our data showed a significant inverse association between plasma retinol and the risk of first stroke among Chinese hypertensive adults. This study was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT00794885. PMID: 30624586 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - January 9, 2019 Category: Nutrition Authors: Yu Y, Zhang H, Song Y, Lin T, Zhou Z, Guo H, Liu L, Wang B, Liu C, Li J, Zhang Y, Huo Y, Wang C, Wang X, Hou FF, Qin X, Xu X Tags: Am J Clin Nutr Source Type: research

A Study of Srum Homocysteine Level in Ischaemic Stoke
CONCLUSION: The present study revealed that hyperhomocysteinemia appears to be an important risk factor for ischemic stroke. It is therefore important to use serum homocysteine as an important tool to investigate all cases of ischemic stroke and if serum homocysteine is elevated patient should be put on multivitamins containing vitamin B12, folic acid and pyridoxine to reduce serum homocysteine levels.PMID:35443421
Source: Atherosclerosis - April 21, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kaushik Paul Ramakrishna Mr Source Type: research

Clinical profile and role of C-reactive protein and lactate dehydrogenase as prognostic marker and comparative efficacy of different pharmacotherapeutic agents in patients with cerebrovascular accident: An observational study
Dibya Jyoti Sharma, K Jeenaleima Singha, Karuna Das, Chandrama Das, M RakeshIndian Journal of Pharmacology 2021 53(6):484-488 The current study was conducted to determine the role of C-reactive protein (CRP) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) as prognostic-marker and outcomes of different pharmacotherapeutic agents among patients with cerebrovascular accident (CVA). A hospital-based observational study was conducted and patients with CVA admitted were included. Serum-CRP on admission correlated positively with modified Rankin score (mRS) (r = 0.9, P < 0.001) in ischemic stroke, whereas no correlation be...
Source: Indian Journal of Pharmacology - December 30, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Dibya Jyoti Sharma K Jeenaleima Singha Karuna Das Chandrama Das M Rakesh Source Type: research

Health maintenance in women.
Abstract The health maintenance examination is an opportunity to focus on disease prevention and health promotion. The patient history should include screening for tobacco use, alcohol misuse, intimate partner violence, and depression. Premenopausal women should receive preconception counseling and contraception as needed, and all women planning or capable of pregnancy should take 400 to 800 mcg of folic acid per day. High-risk sexually active women should be counseled on reducing the risk of sexually transmitted infections, and screened for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. All women should be screened for huma...
Source: American Family Physician - January 1, 2013 Category: Primary Care Authors: Riley M, Dobson M, Jones E, Kirst N Tags: Am Fam Physician Source Type: research

A Novel Homozygous Non-sense Mutation in the Catalytic Domain of MTHFR Causes Severe 5,10-Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Deficiency
Conclusion: We identified a novel non-sense mutation in MTHFR gene in a single Egyptian family with severe MTHFR deficiency. The present investigation is clinically important, as it adds to the growing list of MTHFR mutations, which might help in genetic counseling of families of affected children and proper genotype-phenotype correlation. Background Severe 5,10-Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR; OMIM 236250) deficiency is a rare inborn error of metabolism and inherited in an autosomal recessive fashion. It is a very common disorder of folate metabolism and is clinically characterized with low plasma methion...
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - April 23, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Formic acid induces hypertension-related hemorrhage in hSSAO < sup > TG < /sup > in mice and human
In this study, 42 hemorrhagic patients with hypertension and hyperlipidemia and 42 age-matched healthy controls were enrolled. The contents of serum semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase (SSAO) and formic acid (FC, FC is a final product of SSAO through the oxidation of endogenous formaldehyde, which results from the enzymatic oxidative deamination of the SSAO substrate, methylamine) were examined in the patients after stroke. Hemorrhagic areas were quantified by computer tomography. In the animal study, hemorrhagic degree was assessed by hemotoxylin & eosin or tissue hemoglobin kits. The relationship between FC and blo...
Source: Experimental Neurology - August 21, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Ya-Lan Di Yan Yu Sheng-Jie Zhao Nayan Huang Xue-Chao Fei Dan-Dan Yao Li Ai Ji-Hui Lyu Rong-Qiao He Jian-Jun Li Zhi-Qian Tong Source Type: research