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Vitamin E's role in the prevention of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events was bolstered by the results of two major epidemiologic studies presented at a conference on cardiovascular disease sponsored by the American Heart Association.
Dr. Eric B. Rimm and his associates at Harvard Medical School, Boston, prospectively examined the relationship of vitamin E supplements and coronary heart disease in 38,884 health professionals in the ongoing Physicians' Health Study The participants ranged in age from 40 to 75 years at baseline and were free of diagnosed car diovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer. The cohort was followed for 12 years.
Approximately 1,145 cases of fatal and nonfatal myocardial infarction occurred in the group. After statistical adjustment for coronary risk factors, people who had been taking at least 100 IU of vitamin E per day for at ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Vitamin E Reduces CVD Risk.