Publications by authors named "Daniela C Diniz"
Objective: To determine the prevalence of hyperhomocystinemia in patients with acute ischemic syndrome of the unstable angina type.
Methods: We prospectively studied 46 patients (24 females) with unstable angina and 46 control patients (19 males), paired by sex and age, blinded to the laboratory data. Details of diets, smoking habits, medication used, body mass index, and the presence of hypertension and diabetes were recorded, as were plasma lipid and glucose levels, C-reactive protein, and lipoperoxidation in all participants.