Long-term vitamin E supplementation fails to reduce lipid peroxidation in people at cardiovascular risk: analysis of underlying factors

Long-term vitamin E supplementation fails to reduce lipid peroxidation in people at cardiovascular risk: analysis of underlying factors

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Antioxidant supplementation with vitamin E had no effect in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in three recent large, randomized clinical trials. In order to reassess critically the role of vitamin E in CVD prevention, i...

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Main Authors: Palumbo Gaetana, Fanelli Roberto, Colombo Fabio, Rivalta Claudia, Avanzini Fausto, Chiabrando Chiara, Roncaglioni Maria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2002-03-01
Series:Current Controlled Trials in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
Vitamin E
cardiovascular prevention
lipid peroxidation
F<sub>2</sub>-isoprostane
hypertension
Online Access:http://cvm.controlled-trials.com/content/3/1/5

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