An IV injection of NAC could lower immediate risk. Eventually, NAC derivatives could be administered orally as a daily pill to reduce heart attack risk. Heart attacks and strokes are just the ...

The current study aimed to determine the effect of intravenous N-acetylcysteine on plasma homocysteine levels when administered during haemodialysis in patients with end-stage renal failure.

After haemodialysis, reduction of plasma homocysteine concentration was significantly more marked in the N-acetylcysteine treatment group relative to the placebo group (figure 1). Plasma ...