Homocysteine Levels Accepted as Normal Are Dangerously Lenient Also Popular Drugs Raise Homocysteine 50More at Myheartbookcom



March 29 2005 Elevated Homocysteine levels can double or triple ones risk of heart attack or stroke and current guidelines are permitting patient exposure to unnecessary risk according to author Christian Wilde Contact email protected from spam bots website wwwmyheartbookcom Based on five years of research for the new book how to detect and neutralize Hidden Causes of Heart Attack and Stroke Inflammation Cardiologys Newest Frontier the author explains that benchmarks originally adopted by the agencies as safe for the general population often become outdated by virtue of the overwhelming literature from the research community proving a disconnect between the old order and the new Wilde cites several studies supported in his books 17page bibliography that claim even mildly elevated levels of homocysteine contribute measurably to risk He questions how long the profession can continue accepting 15 as the starting point of high level and concern when according to several respected studies including one that appeared in Journal Circulation of the American Heart Association anything above 63 rapidly increased risk The public has recently seen guideline changes governing triglycerides blood pressure HDL and LDL levels and he believes there should now be a change in the homocysteine guideline This book is highly endorsed by several leading cardiologists in the country and may be viewed at wwwmyheartbookcom It is also available at 800 2148110 or bookstores Physicians may not as yet be aware that popular drugs are dramatically raising homocysteine levels One example is the popular use of niacin or nisapan in treating cardiovascular disease Wilde says Tens of thousands of people are on one of these two forms of niacin which while successfully raising HDL cholesterol and lowering triglyceride levels also unknown by most people raise homocysteine 50 percent according to the preventive book Consequently a patient with an accepted so called ormal score of 1014 or 15 would suddenly because of niacin or other drugs unknowingly according to the literature be in a lethal 1521 or possibly even 22 range Patients are not often tested while they are given niacin or niaspan or the arthritiscancer drug methotrexate or the popular fenofibrate drug Tricor which studies have found can raise homocysteine 4146 Christian Wildes book also explains Doctors do not often test patients for homocysteine ascribing to the notion that 400 mcgs of folic acid in ones daily cereal or multiple vitamin is enough to maintain a proper level wwwmyheartbookcom 800 2148110 Journalists and general media may quote freely from this article please credit appropriately



Homocysteine Levels Accepted as Normal Are Dangerously Lenient Also Popular Drugs Raise Homocysteine 50More at Myheartbookcom