Volume : VI, Issue : VIII, August - 2016

Serum homocysteine levels in Hypertensive & Diabetic Patients

Dr. Raghav Jayaseelan, Dr. Syed Hafeezullah

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 Introduction: Stroke is a common worldwide health problem. It is one of the major cause of morbidity, mortality and disability in developed as well as developing countries after coronary artery disease. Recent findings suggest that laboratory testing for plasma homocysteine levels can improve the assessment of risk factors such as hypertension and elevated cholesterol in stroke patients. It has been estimated that full implementation of currently available preventive strategy could reduce stroke incidence by as much as 50 – 80 %. So the purpose of the study was to study serum homocysteine levels in stroke patients with hypertension and diabetes. Materials and Methods : 40 patients of cereovascular accidents admitted to Hospital. The study was carried out in patients admitted with focal neurological deficit over a period of 2 years. Serum homocysteine was estimated by enzymatic photometry method. Observations and Results :In this study of 40 patients presenting with neurological deficits due to cereovascular accidents, it was observed that mean serum homocysteine levels were higher in hypertensive patients than in normotensive patients. But there was not much difference in the serum homocysteine levels between the diabetic and non diabetic patients. Conclusion ; The present study revealed that hyperhomocysteinemia appears to be an important risk factor for stroke especially those with hypertension than diabetes.

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Dr.Raghav Jayaseelan, Dr.Syed Hafeezullah Serum homocysteine levels in Hypertensive & Diabetic Patients Indian Journal of Applied Research,Volume : 6 | Issue : 8 | August 2016

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