Cuno S.P.M. Uiterwaal

TL;DR: An increased plasma total homocysteine level confers an independent risk of vascular disease similar to that of smoking or hyperlipidemia, and compared with nonusers of vitamin supplements, the small number of subjects taking such vitamins appeared to have a substantially lower risk ofascular disease, a proportion of which was attributable to lower plasma homocy steine levels.

TL;DR: Mortality risk, particularly by heart failure, is increased by virtually all complications, particularly in the young, and is equally hazardous in younger as in older patients.

TL;DR: Regular caffeine intake increases blood pressure, however, the blood pressure effect of caffeine is small when ingested through coffee.

TL;DR: Both the annual incidence and the prevalence of keratoconus were 5-fold to 10-fold higher than previously reported, and both values are 5- fold to 10% higher than previous reported values in population studies.