Cardiovascular Disease Not Prevented By Supplementation With Vitamins E Or C

The risk of cardiovascular events is not reduced by vitamin E or vitamin C supplements, as determined in a large, long-term randomized study of male physicians, according to an article released on November 9, 2008 in JAMA to coincide with the scientific presentation of these findings at the current American Heart Association (AHA) meeting. More at...

Results from the latest clinical study evaluating the predictive value of VENDYS®, the new FDA-approved cardiovascular test, will be presented to cardiovascular opinion leaders and luminaries during the 2008 annual conference of the American Heart Association in New Orleans. The study shows that a simple, inexpensive test that measures temperature changes at the fingertips can help detect hidden coronary artery disease. More at...

Headphones for MP3 players placed within an inch of pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) may interfere with these devices, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2008. View the video news release here. More at...

An international trial found that the cholesterol busting drug rosuvastatin reduced heart attack and stroke in men and women with low cholesterol who had high levels of C-reactive protein but who were otherwise classed as healthy, and experts suggested this could be a class effect of all statins and not just rosuvastatin, which is marketed by AstraZeneca as Crestor. More at...

Hispanic patients were 57 percent less likely than Caucasian patients to undergo coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) one year after successful angioplasty, a type of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to open blockages in the coronary arteries. Hispanics also had a trend toward lower rates of overall repeat revascularization procedures including stenting and bypass surgery, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2008. More at...

In examining health inequalities between the rich and the poor, the gap becomes narrower in areas with the greenest environments, according to an article released on November 7, 2008 in The Lancet. Previously, it has been shown that exposure to parks, forests, playing fields, and other "green space" has a beneficial effect on health and health-related behaviors that is independently significant. More at...