Calcium Supplements & Heart Attack Risk Demystified
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Calcium supplements can increase risk of heart attack and stroke
“We conclude that the moderate effect of supplemental calcium and vitamin D on the risk of fractures is not large enough to outweigh the potential increased risk of cardiovascular disease, specifically in women who are at a low risk of bone fracture,” said Gunhild Hagen, a PhD candidate at the Department of Public Heath and General Practice who was first author of an article on the study recent...
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the effects of personal calcium supplement use on cardiovascular risk in the Women's Health Initiative Calcium/Vitamin D Supplementation Study (WHI CaD Study), using the WHI dataset, and to update the recent meta-analysis of calcium supplements and cardiovascular risk. DESIGN Reanalysis of WHI CaD Study limited access dataset and incorporation in meta-analysis with e...
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BACKGROUND It has been suggested that a higher calcium intake might favourably modify cardiovascular risk factors. However, findings of an ultimately decreased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) are limited. Instead, recent evidence warns that taking calcium supplements might increase myocardial infarction (MI) risk. OBJECTIVE To prospectively evaluate the associations of dietary calcium in...
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Background and purpose:Coronary artery disease (CAD) particularly of the acute myocardial infraction (MI) is one of the main causes of mortality in the developing countries. Considering the complication of the disease, the aim of this study was to investigate risk and accelerating factors of heart attack and the reason of the patients' delay in referring to Mazandaran Cardiac Center in 2009. ...
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