Multivitamins for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Men

Summary

Basic research has suggested that some individual vitamin and mineral components of multivitamins might reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. However, no large-scale, long-term randomized trials have tested the effect of multivitamins. This article presents results from the Physicians' Health Study II (PHS II) on the long-term risks and benefits of multivitamin use in male physicians [Sesso HD et al. JAMA 2012].

  • Cardiology Clinical Trials
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