Impaired homocysteine metabolism in early-onset cerebral and peripheral occlusive arterial disease effects of pyridoxine and folic acid treatment

L Brattström, B Israelsson, B Norrving, D Bergqvist… - Atherosclerosis, 1990 - Elsevier
Severe homocysteinemia due to genetic defects either of pyridoxal 5-phosphate (PLP)-
dependent cystathionine, β-synthase (CBS) or of enzymes in vitamin B 12, and folate …

Plasma homocysteine as a risk factor for vascular disease: the European Concerted Action Project

…, GHJ Boers, RG Sheahan, B Israelsson… - Jama, 1997 - jamanetwork.com
Context.—Elevated plasma homocysteine is a known risk factor for atherosclerotic vascular
disease, but the strength of the relationship and the interaction of plasma homocysteine with …

Homocysteine and cysteine: determinants of plasma levels in middle‐aged and elderly subjects

L Brattström, A Lindgren, B Israelsson… - Journal of internal …, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives. Hyperhomocysteinaemia is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular
disease. We explored possible determinants of plasma homocysteine and cysteine …

Cost effective management programme for heart failure reduces hospitalisation

CMJ Cline, BYA Israelsson, RB Willenheimer, K Broms… - Heart, 1998 - heart.bmj.com
Objective To study the effects of a management programme on hospitalisation and health
care costs one year after admission for heart failure. Design Prospective, randomised trial …

Relevance of norm values as part of the documentation of quality of life instruments for use in upper gastrointestinal disease

…, G Carlsson, H Glise, B Israelsson… - Scandinavian Journal …, 1996 - Taylor & Francis
This article presents the relevance of norm values to a battery of Quality of Life
questionnaires for use in upper gastrointestinal disorders. The derivation of reference values …

Plasma homocysteine before and after methionine loading with regard to age, gender, and menopausal status

A Andersson, L Brattström, B Israelsson… - European journal of …, 1992 - Wiley Online Library
Homocysteine is a probably atherogenic amino acid, the fasting and post‐methionine load
serum concentrations of which have been reported to be much lower in premenopausal …

Hyperhomocysteinaemia in stroke: prevalence, cause, and relationships to type of stroke and stroke risk factors

L Brattström, A Lindgren, B Israelsson… - European journal of …, 1992 - Wiley Online Library
Moderate hyperhomocysteinaemia is a frequent finding in atherothrombotic cerebrovascular
disease. This study confirms and extends this observation. Hyperhomocysteinaemia was …

Folic acid—an innocuous means to reduce plasma homocysteine

LE Brattström, B Israelsson, JO Jeppsson… - … journal of clinical and …, 1988 - Taylor & Francis
With an improved highly reproducible method, we measured total plasma homocysteine
(free plus protein-bound) and related amino acids in the fasting state in healthy subjects …

Non‐compliance and knowledge of prescribed medication in elderly patients with heart failure

CMJ Cline, AK Björck‐Linné… - European journal of …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Aims: To determine the extent of non‐compliance to prescribed medication in elderly
patients with heart failure and to determine to what extent patients recall information given …

Ultrasound-determined intima-media thickness and atherosclerosis. Direct and indirect validation.

J Persson, J Formgren, B Israelsson… - … and Thrombosis: A …, 1994 - Am Heart Assoc
To evaluate ultrasonographically determined intima-media thickness as a measure of early
atherosclerosis, three studies were performed. Ultrasound measurements of intima-media …