Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
STUDY OF SERUM HOMOCYSTEINE, VITAMIN B12 AND FOLIC ACID IN PATIENTS WITH PREECLAMPSIA
Parveen S Kavathekar1 , Ranjana C Shingne2 , Santosh Kumar Jha3 , Apurva Sakarde4
JCDR. 2023: 1445-1453
Abstract
Introduction: Preeclampsia is a major cause of maternal or fetal morbidity and mortality. Its pathophysiology is still not clear. Homocysteine is a sulfur containing amino acid, which damages smooth muscle of the vessel wall. The objective of this study was to correlate serum homocysteine with vitamin B12 and folic acid level in preeclampsia and normal pregnant women.
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