Vitamin C and heart health: A review based on findings from epidemiologic studies

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2016, Pages

  Moser, Melissa A ^a   Chun, Ock K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Clinical trials; Meta analyses; Observational cohort studies; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR RELATED PROTEIN; NICOTINIC ACID; PLACEBO; SELENIUM; SIMVASTATIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG EFFICACY; FOLLOW UP; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIPID ANALYSIS; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DRUG EFFECTS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; MORTALITY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PATHOLOGY;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 84982234779     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms17081328     Document Type: Review

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