Scientific Information on Risk of Myocardial Infarction
Risk of Myocardial Infarction
Summary of Risk of Myocardial Infarction
Scientific Information on Risk of Myocardial Infarction
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Robust research conducted with repeated double-blind clinical trials |
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Multiple studies where at least two are double-blind and placebo controlled |
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Single double-blind study or multiple cohort studies |
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Uncontrolled or observational studies only |
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Level of Evidence
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The amount of high quality evidence. The more
evidence, the more we can trust the results.
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Supplement |
Magnitude of effect
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The direction and size of the supplement's impact on
each outcome. Some supplements can have an increasing effect, others have a decreasing effect, and others have no effect.
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Consistency of research results
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Scientific research does not always agree. HIGH or
VERY HIGH means that most of the scientific research agrees.
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Notes |
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Minor
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Very High See all 3 studies |
Mixed evidence, but a possible decrease in the risk of myocardial infarction rates with niacin supplementation (overall mortality from cardiovascular diseases doesn\'t seem to be altered).
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The risk of myocardial infarction (as well as other heart conditions such as angina) does not appear to be significantly affected by ginkgo supplementation.
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Vitamin E does not appear to reduce the incidence rates of myocardial infarctions despite a reduction in cardiovascular disease mortality.
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