Lack of a relationship between plasma pyridoxal phosphate levels and ischaemic heart disease

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dc.contributor.authorRossouw, J. E.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLabadarios, D.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorJooste, P. L.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorShephard, G. S.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2011-03-18T14:59:44Z
dc.date.available2011-03-18T14:59:44Z
dc.date.issued1985-04
dc.descriptionCITATION: Rossouw, J.E., Labadarios, D., Jooste, P.L. & Shephard, G.S. 1985. Lack of a relationship between plasma pyridoxal phosphate levels and ischaemic heart disease. South African Medical Journal, 67:539-541.en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za/en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe 'vitamin B6-homocysteine theory' has been proposed as an alternative to the widely accepted lipid hypothesis in the aetiology of ischaemic heart disease (IHD). In a cross-sectional study of 71 white men with evidence of IHD and 110 male controls (all aged 45-54 years) we have been unable to demonstrate any differences in plasma pyridoxal phosphate (PLP) levels between the groups. It is therefore unlikely that deficiency of vitamin B6 has a primary causal role in development of IHD. However, 31% of the overall study population had low plasma PLP levels, and the possibility that underlying vitamin B6 deficiency may facilitate the actions of the primary risk factors for IHD therefore cannot be excluded.en_ZA
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dc.identifier.citationRossouw, J. E., Labadarios, D., Jooste, P. L. & Shephard, G. S. 1985. Lack of a relationship between plasma pyridoxal phosphate levels and ischaemic heart disease. South African Medical Journal, 67:539-541.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2078-5135 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0256-9574 (print)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/8015
dc.language.isoen_ZA
dc.publisherHealth and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG)en_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthors retain copyrighten_ZA
dc.subjectDiseases -- Causes and theories of causationen_ZA
dc.subjectHeart -- Diseasesen_ZA
dc.subjectIschemiaen_ZA
dc.titleLack of a relationship between plasma pyridoxal phosphate levels and ischaemic heart diseaseen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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