The role of hypergomocysteinemia in chronic ischemic stroke

Abstract

Recent studies have shown that homocysteine is a more informative indicator of the development of cardiovascular diseases than total cholesterol, and is an independent factor in the formation of both stenocclusive lesions of the main arteries, deep vein thrombosis and microangiopathy, and subsequent cerebrovascular events, especially in patients with diseases coronary arteries, kidneys, patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.