Lowering homocysteine levels does not improve outcomes for patients with chronic kidney disease

Patients with end-stage kidney disease treated with high doses of folic acid and B vitamins to lower homocysteine levels did not have improvement in survival or reductions in the incidence of vascular events, according to a study in the Sept. 12 issue of JAMA.

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