Minireview: Antioxidant vitamin supplementation in cardiovascular diseases

Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 89-95

  Riccioni, Graziano ^a,c   Bucciarelli, Tonino ^b   Mancini, Barbara ^b   Corradi, Francesco ^a   Di Ilio, Carmine ^b   Mattel, Peter A ^b   D'Orazio, Nicolantonio ^b  

^a SAN CAMILLO DE LELLIS HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Acute myocardial infarction; Angina pectoris; Antioxidant dietary supplements; Cardiac ischemia; Vitamins A, C, E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; RETINOL;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANGINA PECTORIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FAT INTAKE; FRUIT; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; LUNG CANCER; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SMOKING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; REVIEW;

ANGINA;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN E;

EID: 33847224206     PISSN: 00917370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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