Papers/PMID:25779938
Supplementation with vitamin E alone is associated with reduced myocardial infarction: a meta-analysis.
Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD2015The record
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α-tocopherol — decreases incidence of myocardial infarction
Evidence strength: very limited.Finding“Compared to controls, vitamin E given alone significantly decreased myocardial infarction (3.0% vs 3.4%) (random effects R.R.: 0.82; 95% C.I., 0.70-0.96; p = 0.01).”
Quoted verbatim from Supplementation with vitamin E alone is associated with reduced myocardial infarction: a meta-analysis.. - Study
- meta-analysis
- Dose
- dose range 33-800 IU
- Population
- Participants in randomized trials of vitamin E supplementation given alone (trials of vitamin E combined with other antioxidants analysed separately)
Effect 0.82 risk ratio, 95% CI 0.7 to 0.96
Supplementation with vitamin E alone is associated with reduced myocardial infarction: a meta-analysis.2015PMID:2577993810.1016/j.numecd.2015.01.008Permalink