Issue 127 CARR and co-authors, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390-9032, USA, have investigated the relationship between vitamin E suppl... more ENGELHARD and co-authors, Hypertension Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Centre, Ben Gurion, University of the Negev, 84101 Beer Sheva, Israel, have tested the beneficial effects of tomato juice on elevated blood pressure.... more ENGLER and ENGLER, Dept. of Physiological Nursing, University of California-San Francisco, 2 Koret Way, San Francisco, CA 94143-0610, USA, have reviewed (67 references) n-3 fatty acids and cardiovascular disease.
Abstract: The dietary n-3 polyunsaturated... more SANCHEZ-MORENO and others, Nutrition and Neurocognition Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA-Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA, have studied the health benefits of gazpacho soup.... more Issue 126 SO and co-workers, Department of Public Health Medicine, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki-ken, Japan, have studied the intake of n-3 fatty acids and its effects on coronary heart disease.... more Issue 125 SESSO and co-workers, Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215-1204, USA, hsesso@hsph.harvard.edu, have researched the relationship between lycopene, other carotenoids,... more Issue 123 VILA and others, ABS Creu de Barbera, Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain, abs.sabadell6@sabadell.scs.es, have conducted a trial of relaxation practice for patients with ischaemic heart disease.... more YAMAGUCHI and co-authors, Mukogawa Women's University, 11-68 Koshien Kyuban-cho, Nishinomiya 663-8179, Japan,
yusan@mwu.mukogawa-u.ac.jp, have studied chemical changes of low-density lipoprotein in cigarette smokers.... more Issue 120 MCCAFFREY and TAYLOR, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA, rmccaffr@fau.edu, have reviewed (23 references) effective anxiety treatments prior to diagnostic cardiac catheterization.
Abstract: Music... more VEGA-LOPEZ and LICHTENSTEIN, USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, 711 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111, USA, have reviewed (61 references) dietary proteins and risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
Abstract: Observation... more Issue 119 GHAYUR and GILANI, Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, The Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan, have elucidated the mechanism by which ginger lowers blood pressure.... more SCHNEIDER and co-workers, Institute for Natural Medicine and Prevention, Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, Iowa, USA, rschneider@mum.edu, have evaluated the long-term effects of stress reduction in people with high blood pressure.... more SEIERSTAD and colleagues, The Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Oslo, Norway, have examined the different effects of salmon reared on different foods on atherosclerosis.... more YUCHA and co-authors, School of Nursing, University of Nevada—Las Vegas, 89154, USA, carolyn.yucha@ccmail.nevada.eduu, have assessed who is most likely to benefit from biofeedback training for high blood pressure.... more Issue 118 SESSO and co-workers, Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215-1204, USA, hsesso@hsph.harvard.edu, have investigated the levels of lycopene, retinol and other carotenoi... more Issue 117 DAGENAIS and co-workers, Laval University Heart and Lung Institute, Ste-Foy, Quebec G1V 4G5, Canada, Gilles.Dagenais@crhl.ulaval.ca, have assessed the impact of cigarette smoking in patients at high risk from heart disease.... more Issue 116 HJERKINN and colleagues, Center for Clinical Research, Ullevaal University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, elsa.hjerkinn@ulleval.no, have studied the influence of dietary counselling and long-term supplementation with n-3 fatty acids in men at risk from cardiovasc... more HOPWOOD and LEWITH, Complementary Medicine Research Unit, Aldermoor Health Centre, Southampton, UK, val.hopwoodaacp@btinternet.com, have reviewed (12 references) the question whether acupuncture helps stroke patients become more independent.
This report d... more Issue 114 KREIJKAMP-KASPERS and co-authors, The Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands, report on a trial of the effects of soy isoflavones on blood circulation in postmenopausal women.... more Issue 112 PENG and colleagues, Margret and H.A. Rey Institute for Nonlinear Dynamics in Physiology and Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Canter, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA, peng@physainet.org, have investigated the heart rate dynamics in thr... more Issue 111 JAYASINGHE, Continuum Heart Institute, Beth Israel Medical Center, First Avenue at 16th Street, New York 10010, USA, superadical@hotmail.com, has reviewed (23 references) yoga in cardiac health.
Abstract: This review studies the efficacy of yoga in the... more KNEKT and co-workers, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland, paul.knekt@ktl.fi, have analyzed antioxidant vitamins and the risk of coronary heart disease.... more KOBAL and colleagues, Idrija Mercury Mine, Idrija, Slovenia, have studied the impact of long-term exposure to mercury on antioxidative capacity and lipid peroxidation in mercury miners.... more TSAI, Department of Nursing, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Shih-Pai, Taipei, Taiwan 112, Republic of China, has used audio-visual relaxation training for anxiety, sleep, and relaxation amongst patients with heart disease.... more Issue 110 KALISH and others, New England Research Institutes, 9 Galen Street, Watertown, MA 02472, USA, leslie.kalish@childrens.harvard.edu, introduce the methodology of the Stop Hypertension with Acupuncture Research Programme (SHARP).... more TERAMOTO and co-workers, TOP Department of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba City, Japan, have investigated the effect of vitamin C on coronary blood circulation in young healthy smokers.... more Issue 109 CALDER, Institute of Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, University of Southampton, Bassett Crescent East, Southampton SO16 7PX, UK, pcc@soton.ac.uk, has reviewed (107 references) n-3 fatty acids and cardiovascular disease.
Abstract: Long chain n-3 pol... more COVINGTON, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Center for Integrative Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21207, USA, mcovington@compmed.umm.edu, has reviewed (34 references) the evidence for n-3 fatty acids.
Abstract: Dietary n-3 fatty acids have been... more HIRVONEN and co-workers, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland, tero.hirvonen@ktl.fi, have studied flavonoids and the risk of intermittent claudication in smokers.... more METZGER, University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA, has assessed the use of music by patients in cardiac rehabilitation.... more VASDEV and colleagues, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, svasdev@mun.ca, have reviewed (124 references) the prevention of fructose-induced hypertension by vitamins.
Abstract: High blood pressure... more Issue 108 MERCHANT and colleagues, Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA, amerchan@hsph.harvard.edu, have found that dietary fibre reduces the risk of peripheral arterial disease in men.... more Issue 107 STEIN, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, has reviewed (151 references) motor recovery strategies after stroke.
Abstract: Motor impairment is a major cause of disability in stroke victims. Especially in younger stroke survivo... more VINCENT and colleagues, Unit 476-Human Nutrition and Lipids at INSERM (National Institute of Health and Medical Research), Faculty of Medicine Timone, Mediterranee University, 27 boulevard Jean Moulin, F-13385 Marseille Cedex 5, France, introduce the Medi-... more Issue 106 SEBREGTS and co-workers, Department of Medical, Clinical and Experimental Psychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands, ehwj.sebregts@adhesie.nl, have found cholesterol changes in coronary patients after a short behaviour modification pro... more WILBURN and others, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, University, MS, USA, have reviewed (39 references) the natural treatment of hypertension.
Abstract: The review aims to evaluate the effectiveness of commonly available nutritional supplem... more Issue 105 CHANG and others, Center for Health Quality, Outcomes, and Economic Research, Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, MA 01730, USA, bhchang@bu.edu, have carried out a qualitative study of the relaxation response in patients with congestiv... more Issue 104 IRIBARREN and colleagues, Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA, USA, dgi@dor.kaiser.org, present the CARDIA study on the relationship between the intake of n-3 and n-6 fatty acids and hostility in young adults.... more ULIANOV and co-workers have performed a comparative assessment of different reflexotherapies in patients with ischaemic angiopathies of the legs.... more WHELTON and others, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, have conducted a meta-analysis of observational studies on fish intake and coronary heart disease.... more Issue 103 JATUPORN and co-workers, Department of Biochemistry, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand, srisakul.j@chula.ac.th, have studied an intensive lifestyle-changing programme in patients with coronary heart disease.... more TOUSOULIS and colleagues, Cardiology Department, Athens University Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece, tousouli@med.uoa.gr, have found that vitamin C affects the thrombosis / fibrinolysis system and reactive hyperaemia in patients with t... more Issue 101 ABUDU and co-workers, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Louisville, 40292, Louisville, KY, USA, have reviewed (149 references) vitamins in human atherosclerosis, particularly vitamins C and E.
Abstract: This review focuses o... more KARTAL and colleagues, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, 81326 Haydarpasa, Istanbul, Turkey, nkozer@escortnet.com, have investigated the role of vitamin E in the molecular mechanisms involved with the development of ather... more Issue 100 BASTILLE and GILL-BODY, Yoga Alliance, Boudreau Physical Therapy Associates, Keene, NH 03608, USA, jvbastille@msn.com, have developed a yoga-based exercise programme for people with chronic post-stroke hemiparesis.... more BLOEDON and SZAPARY, School of Nursing, The Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021, USA, have reviewed (75 references) flaxseed and cardiovascular risk.
Abstra... more Issue 99 LANDMARK and AURSNES, Institutt for farmakoterapi, Postboks 1065 Blindern, 0316 Oslo, k.h.landmark@labmed.uio.no, have reviewed (31 references) Mercury, fish, fish oil and the risk of heart disease.... more Issue 96 DALLONGEVILLE and colleagues, INSERM U 508, Institut Pasteur de Lille, 1 Rue du Pr Calmette, 59019 Lille Cedex, France, jean.dalongeville@pasteur-lille.fr, have found that fish consumption is associated with lower heart rates.... more LEE and LIP, Haemostasis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Unit, University Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK, have reviewed (98 references) the literature on the role of n-3 fatty acids in the prevention of cardiovascular disease.
Ab... more NAKAO and co-workers, Department of Hygiene and Public Health (EBM Center), School of Medicine, Teikye University, Tokyo, Japan, aaaa-tky@umin.ac.jp, have carried out a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of biofeedback for the treatment of hyper... more Issue 95 COLLINS and co-workers, Research and Development Service, College of Nursing at University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60141, USA, eileen.collins@med.va.gov, have conducted a trial of PoleStriding exercise and vitamin E in the management of peripheral... more ERKKILAE and colleagues, Department of Clinical Nutrition, University of Kuopio and Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland, arja.erkkila@tufts.edu, have investigated the connection between n-3 fatty acids and the risk of cardiovascular disease events... more TACON and colleagues, The Department of Health, Exercise, and Sport Sciences, Texas Tech University, USA, have conducted a pilot study on mindfulness meditation for anxiety reduction in women with heart disease.
Abstract: The misperception still exists... more VIVEKANANTHAN and co-workers, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA, have analyzed clinical trials on antioxidant vitamins for the prevention of cardiovascular disease.... more Issue 93 MIWA and colleagues, Department of Autonomic and Behavioral Neurosciences, Division of Higher Nervous Control, Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, have described the human cardiovascular responses to a 60-minute bath at... more VASDEV and co-workers, Department of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, svasdev@mun.ca, have found that dietary vitamin C and E supplementation prevents fructose-induced hypertension in rats.... more Issue 91 CAPITA and ALONSO-CALLEJA, Escuela Superior y Technica de Ingenieria Agraria (ESTIA), Universidad de Leon, Avda. Astorga s/n, 24400 Ponferrada, Leon, Spain, have studied the intake of nutrients associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease in... more HU and colleagues, Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Ave, Boston, Mass 02115, USA, frank.hu@channing,harvard.edu, have investigated the link between fish and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid consumption and coronary hea... more Issue 90 BROWN and GOODMAN, University of Florida, College of Nursing, J. Hillis Miller Health Sciences Center, Gainesville, Florida, USA, have reviewed (65 references) vitamins A, C, and E, and their relationship to cardiovascular disease.... more SKERRETT and HENNEKENS, Harvard Health Publications, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, have reviewed (35 references) the consumption of fish and fish oil and the risk for stroke.... more Issue 87 ANGERER and colleagues, Klinikum der Universität München, Institut und Poliklinik für Arbeits- und Umweltmedizin-Innenstadt, Ziemssenstrasse 1, Germany, peter.angerer@arbeits.med.uni-muenchen.de, investigated the effects of 2 years of daily dietary supplem... more DAMODARAN and co-workers, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Medical Division Mumbai, assess the therapeutic potential of Yoga in modifying cardiovascular risk.... more FANG and colleagues, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA, jfang@partners.org, investigated whether dietary supplementation with antioxidant vitamins (C and E) might slow the progression of cardiac transplant-associa... more FIELDS and colleagues, Center for Natural Medicine and Prevention, College of Maharishi Vedic Medicine, Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, Iowa 52557, USA, investigated the effect of reducing simultaneously several known or suspected risk facto... more FLEMING and colleagues, Mineral Bioavailability Laboratory, Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture, Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA02111, USA, investigated dietary factors associated with the risk of high iron stores... more GUALLER and co-workers, Department of Epidemiology and Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21205-2223, USA, egualler@jhsph.edu, studied mercury, fish oils, and the risk of myoca... more HALPIN et al., Inova Heart Center, Inova Fairfax Hospital, 3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA 22042, USA, E: linda.halpin@inova.com, explored the use of guided imagery in heart surgery.... more MARCHIOLI and colleagues, Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Epidemiology, Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, Santa Maria Imbaro, Italy, E: marchioli@negrisud.it, assessed the time course of the effect of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in reducing de... more MARESTA and colleagues, Department of Cardiology, Ospedale S. Maria della Croci, Ravenna, Italy, carried out a study to investigate whether long-term supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids (FA) prior to undergoing percutaneous transluminal coronary angio... more MCKECHNIE and colleagues, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, investigated possible associations of antioxidant supplementation with changes in endothelial function and changes... more NOGUCHI and colleagues, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Japan, noguchi@brain.riken.go.jp, explored the possible preventive effects of sesamin (a constituent of sesame oil) and vitamin E against high blood pressure and... more RIVERA and colleagues, Departamento de Ultra-estrutura e Biologia Celular, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, show that progressive Chagas’ cardiomyopathy is associated with low selenium levels.... more ULRICH-MERZENICH and co-workers, Medizinixche Poliklinik, University of Bonn, Germany, Gudrun.Ulrich-Merzenich@uni-bonn.de, have discovered that vitamin C and vitamin E modulate human vascular endothelial and smooth muscle cell proliferation.... more YOSHIZAWA and colleagues, Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, explored the connections between mercury and the risk of coronary heart disease in men.... more Issue 78 ALBERT and colleagues, Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02215-1204, USA, calbert@partners.org, investigated whether low blood levels of long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) were... more ASCHERIO, Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA, describes epidemiological studies on dietary fats and coronary heart disease.The results of large prospective epidemiological studies support the hypothes... more ASHTON and colleagues, School of Biological Chemical Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia, investigated the effects of replacing dietary lean meat with tofu on coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors.... more CHEN and colleagues, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, investigated whether vitamins C and E influenced vascular structure and function in hypertension by modulating activity of NADPH oxidase and sup... more DAY, Faculty of Nursing, Universal College of Learning, Manawatu Polytechnic, Palmerston North, New Zealand, reviewed (31 references) research indicating that relaxation can help relieve pain and distress in patients suffering angina.... more DEWAILLY and colleagues, Public Health Research Unit, CHUL Research Centre, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Quebec, Ste-Foy, Canada, eric.dewailly@crchul.ulaval.ca, carried out a study to confirm the previously reported relationship between n-3 fatty a... more DURRINGTON and colleagues, University Department of Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK, pdurrington@hq.cmht.nwest.nhs.uk, investigated the safety and efficacy of a concentrate of fish oil-derived omega-3 polyunsaturat... more EGELAND and colleagues, National Health Screening Service, Research Department, P.O. Box 8155, 0033 Oslo, Norway, grace.egeland@isf.uib.no, explored whether cod liver oil (CLO) consumption was protective against coronary heart disease (CHD).... more GALE and colleagues, MRC Environmental Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK, crg@mrc.soton.ac.uk, investigated a possible relationship between antioxidant vitamin status and atherosclerosis of the caro... more GAYTAN and PRISANT, Section of Cardiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912-3105, USA, reviewed (178 references) available published research data on the efficacy and safety of popular nutritional supplements used to treat heart disease.... more GOLDHAMER and colleagues, Center for Conservative Therapy, Penngrove, California, USA, dracg@att.net, investigated the use of medically supervised, water-only fasting as a method of normalizing blood pressure (BP) in hypertensive patients.... more | Issue 78 cont'd HAIDARI and colleagues, Cardiovascular Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, mhaidari@sickkids.on.ca, investigated whether enhanced susceptibility of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) to oxidation and decreased vitamin E concent... more HEINECKE, Departments of Medicine and Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA, heinecke@im.wustl.edu, reviewed (44 references) evidence for a role of oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in atheros... more KING and colleagues, Australian College of Maharishi Vedic Medicine, New South Wales, reviewed (50 references) research on the use of transcendental meditation (TM) for the treatment and prevention of heart disease.... more MAXWELL, Department of Medical Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, UK, s.maxwell@ed.ac.uk, reviewed (22 references) the role of dietary antioxidants and plasma homocysteine levels in the pathophysiology of coronary artery disea... more RISSANEN and colleagues, Research Institute of Public Health, University of Kuopio, PO Box 1627, FIN-70211, Kuopio, Finland, investigated whether low serum levels of lycopene are associated with increased risk of acute coronary events and stroke in previou... more SALONEN and co-workers, Research Institute of Public Health, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland, and Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, jukka.salonen@uku.fi, conducted a randomized control... more Issue 32 THOMAS and colleagues, Biochemistry Unit, Heart Research Institute, Sydney New South Wales, Australia write that oxidation of low density lipoprotein (LDL) is now regarded as a key early event in atherogenesis, hence explaining the interest in the ability... more Issue 31 CONNOR and CONNOR, Department of Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland USA connors@ohsu.edu. write that omega-3 fatty acids of fish and fish oil have great potential in the prevention and treatment of patients with coronary artery disease.... more KJENDAHL and colleagues, Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital, Nesoddtangen, Norway published a recent report that acupuncture treatment for stroke patients in the subacute stage provided therapeutic benefit. They conducted a study to determine whether the ther... more TAVANI and colleagues, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milano Italy. tavani@irfmn.mnegri.it write that there are indications suggest that beta-carotene, but not pre-formed vitamin A is protective regarding the risk of acute heart attack. @... more THOMAS and colleagues, Biochemistry Unit, Heart Research Institute, Sydney New South Wales, Australia write that oxidation of low density lipoprotein (LDL) is now regarded as a key early event in atherogenesis, hence explaining the interest in the ability... more Issue 30 APPELS and colleagues, Department of Medical Psychology Maastricht University, The Netherlands write that restenosis (re-narrowing of the arteries) following successful coronary angioplasty (PTCA) occurs in 25-35% of all PTCA patients. A number of psycholo... more CHIU and colleagues, Chiu General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan write that it has been reported that acupuncture can decrease blood pressure in hypertensive patients, possibly via an endocrine mechanism. @m: The authors investigated the effects of acupunctur... more GORINSTEIN and Colleagues, School of Pharmacy, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. gorin@cc.huji.ac.il investigated the influence of moderate beer consumption upon lipid metabolism and antioxidant activity in people with coronary artery disease (CAD).... more KOHLMEIER and colleagues, Institute for Social Medicine and Epidemiology, Berlin Germany conducted a multicentre case-control study to study the relationship between antioxidant status and acute heart attack. @m: Cases and matched controls were recruited f... more Issue 28 ADAMS and colleagues, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison 53792-3248 USA reviews (46 references) the literature regarding how the use of antioxidant vitamins may help to prevent coronary heart disease (CHD).... more AI and colleagues, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA explored complementary therapies pursued by patients following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery and its relation to psychological recovery, especially postoperative distress.... more AJANI and colleagues, Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215-1204, USA, uajani@rics.bwh.harvard.edu investigated whether there is an inverse association between mod... more AZEN and colleagues, Statistical Consultation and Research Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles USA write that experimental, epidemiological and clinical evidence is accumulating which demonstrates an association between anti-oxidant vita... more BALLEGAARD and colleagues, Acupuncture Center, Klampenborg, Denmark. ballegaard@aku-ballegaard.dk. used acupuncture, Shiatsu and lifestyle adjustments in the treatment of patients with severe angina pectoris. @m:METHODS: 69 patients with severe angina pect... more BERG and colleagues, Department of Epidemiology, University of Ulm, Germany write that antioxidants, particularly carotenoids, may influence risk of cardiovascular disease. The authors studied the influence of oral contraceptives (OC) upon beta-carotene bl... more BOWMAN and colleagues, Department of Pharmacological Sciences, University Newcastle upon Tyne UK studied the effects of aerobic exercise training and yoga (non-aerobic) upon the baroreflex (reflex system regulating blood pressure) in elderly people. @m:MET... more BUSELLI and STUART, Specialist Wellcare Associates for Integrated Health, Boston, Massachusetts USA write that management of the heart attack patients may extend beyond the physiological to include psychosocial factors which may adversely affect cardiac he... more CALZADA and colleagues, Division of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UMDS-Guy’s Hospital, London UK write that there is mounting evidence that antioxidants may help prevent coronary heart disease and modulate certain thrombotic events including pla... more CAMARGO and colleagues, Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston MA USA camargoc@al.mgh.harvard.edu write that moderate alcohol consumption decreases the risk of coronary heart disease, but that its effect upon peripheral arter... more CHAPPELL and colleagues, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Guy’s, King’s, and St Thomas’ School of Medicine, St Thomas’ Hospital, London conducted a randomised controlled trial to study the effect of supplementation with vitamin... more CHAPPELL and JANSON, Wright State School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio USA write that ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) chelation therapy has been used for decades in the treatment of vascular disease, either alone or along with other treatments. The aut... more CHRISTENSEN and colleagues, Aalborg Sygehus, medicinsk endokrinologisk afdeling, Denmark investigated the effect of dietary omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) upon ventricular arrhythmias and heart rate variability (HRV) in patients with previ... more COLLINS and RICE, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor USA studied the effects of progressive muscle relaxation and guided imagery upon psychological and physiological outcomes in adults suffering from cardiovascular disease participating in a... more CONQUER and HOLUB, Department of Human Biology and Nutritional Sciences, Universityof Guelph, Ontario Canada conducted a double-blind study with healthy vegetarian subjects in order to study the effect of dietary supplementation with an algae source of doc... more CROUSE and colleagues, Department of Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157 USA jrcrouse@wfubmc.edu write that isolated soy protein reduces plasma concentrations of total and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholest... more DE LA CRUZ and colleagues, Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Malaga, Spain write than evening primrose oil (EPO) is a rich source of omega-6 essential fatty acids. The authors studied in rabbits the effects of dietary supplement... more DE WAART and colleagues, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands dewaart@medew.hegl.wau.nl write that antioxidant vitamin E may counteract the oxidation of LDL-linoleic acid (LDL-LA), a major target... more EMMERT and KIRCHNER, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Lancaster General Hospital, PA USA. emmert@lancnews.infi.net write that data from the 1970s first suggested that vitamin E may be effective in reducing mortality from cardiovascular disease.... more Emmert DH and Kirchner JT. The role of vitamin E in the prevention of heart disease. Archives of Family Medicine 8(6): 537-42. Nov-Dec 1999.... more ERNST and WHITE, Department of Complementary Medicine, Postgraduate Medical School, University of Exeter, UK reviewed the literature (25 references) regarding the use of acupuncture as an useful addition to conventional stroke rehabilitation. @r:All the co... more FUHRMAN and colleagues, Lipid Research Laboratory, Technion Faculty of Medicine, The Rappaport Family Institute for Research in the Medical Sciences and Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel set out to investigate whether ginger reduces plasma cholesterol... more Fuhrman B et al. Ginger extract consumption reduces plasma cholesterol, inhibits LDL oxidation and attenuates development of atherosclerosis in atherosclerotic, apolipoprotein E-deficient mice. Journal of Nutrition 130(5): 1124-31. May 2000.... more HALBERSTEIN and colleagues, Department of Anthropology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida 33124-2005 USA reviews the literature (102 references) regarding chronic hypertension throughout the Caribbean area.... more HWANG and colleagues, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA HWANGDH@MHS.PBRC.EDU write that contradictory reports regarding protective effect of fish consumption upon risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) may be... more JEPPESEN and colleagues, Department of Medicine, Stanford University of Medicine, CA USA evaluated the effects of variations in dietary carbohydrate and fat upon a number of parameters of carbohydrate and lipoprotein metabolism in healthy postmenopausal wo... more JOHANSEN and colleagues, Department of Cardiology, Ullevaal University Hospital, Oslo, Norway. odd.johansen@ioks.uio.no studied whether omega-3 fatty acids (n-3 FA) reduce the occurrence of restenosis following coronary angioplasty.... more KARDINAAL and colleagues, Department of Epidemiology, TNO Nutrition and Food Research, Zeist the Netherlands studied the association between selenium status and risk of acute myocardial infarction (heart attack). @m: The multicentred case-control study acr... more KAUL and colleagues, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA, have reviewed (100 references) the literature on the use of alpha-tocopherol (Vitamin E) in the prevention of cardiovascular disease.... more KNEKT and colleagues, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland. paul.knekt@ktl.fi have studied the relationship between intake of the antioxidant flavonoid quercetin and subsequent incidence of cerebrovascular disease (CVA).... more KUCHARSKA and colleagues, Farmakobiochemicke laboratorium III, internej klinky Lekarskej fakulty Unvierzity Komenskeho v Bratislave, Slovakia write that pathobiochemical mechanisms involved in the rejection of transplanted hearts are not fully clarified. T... more KUCHARSKA and colleagues, Pharmacobiochemical Laboratory of the Medical Faculty, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic studied the relationship of coenzyme Q10 and alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E) concentrations in patients undergoing heart transpla... more LARKIN and ZAYFERT, Department of Psychology, West Virginia University, Morgantown USA studied the use of anger management training with hypertensive patients. @m:METHODS: 13 essential hypertensive patients received training in anger management and 9 contr... more LEE and colleagues, Department of Qi-Medicine, Institute of Biotechnology, Wonkwang University, Iksan 570-749, Republic of Korea investigated the effects of Korean traditional Qi-training on cardiovascular and respiratory function in normal healthy volunte... more LIANG and colleagues, Peking Union Medical College, Union Hospital, Beijing studied the relationship of lipid peroxides in coronary heart disease, in patients with and without diabetes, and their Syndrome in Chinese Medicines. @m:METHODS: 57 patients with... more LIU and colleagues, Division of Preventive Medicine and Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA 02215 USA. simin.liu@channing.harvard.edu write that although current dietary g... more LUSKIN and colleagues, Complementary and Alternative Medicine Program, Stanford University, California USA conducted a review of the research literature (181 references) regarding complementary and alternative, specifically mind-body techniques for cardiov... more LYNCH and colleagues, Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts USA review (165 references) the current scientific knowledge regarding the role of vitamin C in the prevention of atherosclerosis and its associate... more MARCKMANN and GRONBAEK, Research Department of Human Nutrition, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg, Denmark conducted a prospective review (42 references) of all prospective cohort studies examining the relationship between fish in... more MCGRADY, Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo USA writes that dysregulation in blood pressure control can occur as a result of psychological stress in either the hypertensive or hypotensive direction. Psychophysiological techniques usi... more MORI and colleagues, Department of Medicine, University of Western Australia, and the West Australian Heart Research Institute, Perth, Australia tmori@cyllene.uwa.edu.au studied the effects of purified eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (... more MOSER and colleagues, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA write that advanced heart failure involves the activation of the sympathetic nervous and intense vasoconstriction. Conditions with similar physiological features have been treated successfully with... more MOTTRAM and colleagues, Baker Medical Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia write that loss of elasticity in large arteries, called diminished arterial compliance, is an emerging cardiovascular risk factor with a reversible component that includes impro... more O'KEEFE and HARRIS, America Heart Institute of Saint Luke's Hospital and Department of Medicine, University of Missouri, Kansas City, USA reviewed (85 references) the cardiovascular effects of marine omega-3 fatty acids.... more OLSSON and YUAN, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Linkoping, Sweden studied four antioxidant treatment modalities - probucol, beta-carotene, vitamin E and anti-iron - against atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease (CHD). @r: Some t... more PIETINEN and colleagues, Department of Nutrition, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland studied the relation between the intake of specific fatty acids and risk of coronary heart disease. @m:METHODS: The cohort examined recruited to the Finni... more PIETINEN and colleagues, Department of Nutrition, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland. Pirjo.Pietinen ktl.fi. studied the relationship between dietary fibre and coronary heart disease in Finnish men who participated in the now famous Alpha-... more PIETRI and colleagues, Structure et Reactivite des Especes Paramagnetiques, CNRS URA 1412, Universite de Provence, Marseille France write that a growing body of evidence supports the trigger role of free radicals in the delayed functional and metabolic myo... more PIFERI and colleagues, Psychology Department, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-0900, USA conducted studies to determine an alternative to traditional rest for achieving baseline and recovery levels of cardiovascular measurements.... more POGOZHEVA and colleagues, Eastern Europe studied the influence of diet with soy-protein upon clinical and immune indices in patients with ischaemic heart disease and hypertension.... more PRASAD and colleagues, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan and Agriculture and Agrifood Canada, Saskatoon write that flaxseed Type I with 51-55% alpha-linolenic acid within its oil and the richest source of plant ligna... more RAJ-KUMAR and colleagues, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard, Hamdard University, Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi, India studied, in rabbits, the effect of a new polypharmaceutical herbal formulation upon the progress of atherosclerosi... more RIMM and STAMPFER, Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston MA 02115 USA write that vitamin C, carotenoids, and vitamin E, the 3 major dietary sources of antioxidants, each affect lipid peroxidation and may reduce atherogenesis and... more RUIZ-REJON and colleagues, Seccion de Cardiologia, Hospital de Mostoles, Madrid write that heart attack incidence in Spain is low despite the high prevalence of smoking and hypertension. They theorise that natural antioxidants such as vitamin E derived fro... more SAKAI and colleagues, Department of Epidemiology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan. Baba.epi@mri.tmd.ac.jp studied the relationship between serum vitamin C concentration and blood pressure.... more SANTOS and colleagues, Department of Physiology, Unviersity of Granada, Spain studied the effects of dietary fish oil upon fatty acid composition of red cell membrane in people with coronary heart disease. @m:METHODS: 30 men with heart attack were studied... more SELVAMURTHY and colleagues, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Timparpur, Delhi, India conducted a study on 20 male patients with Essential Hypertension (EH) to explore the role of baroreflex mechanism in EH and to find out whether EH cou... more SINGHAL and colleagues, Department of Home Science, University of Rajastan, Jaipur, India, compared the antioxidant effects of vitamin E, vitamin C, vitamin A, and fruit in patients with coronary heart disease.... more SOLZBACH and colleagues, Medical Clinic, Department of Cardiology, University of Freiburg, Germany writes that there is evidence for increased formation of free radicals in hypertensive patients, suggesting that nitric oxide (NO) is inactivated by free rad... more STEINER, Division of Hematology/Oncology, East Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville NC 27858-4354, USA writes that vitamin E has emerged as a major factor in the prevention and inhibition of cardiovascular disease.... more SUN and colleagues, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of TCM, Beijing China studied, using spectral analysis, different characteristics of heart rate variability according to forms of respiratory exercises practised. @m:METHODS: 32 volunteers participated in... more TARDIF and colleagues, Department of Medicine, Montreal Heart Institute, Quebec Canada write that oxidising metabolites generated at the site of coronary angioplasty induce chain reactions which can lead to restenosis (re-narrowing of coronary arteries). T... more TEMPLE, Athabasca University, Alberta, Canada reviews (65 references) the role of diet and fat in the prevention and reversal of coronary heart disease (CHD). The author writes that vigorous dietary intervention is necessary to lower the serum cholesterol... more TORNWALL and colleagues, ATBC Study, Department of Nutrition, National Public Health Institute, Mannerheimintie 166, 00300, Helsinki, Finland, markareetta.tornwall@ktl.fi evaluated the effects of long-term vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) supplementation on ma... more VERICEL and colleagues, Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale U. 352, Biochimie & Pharmacologie, Bat 406, INSA-Lyon, 20 Ave A. Einstein, 69621, Villeurbanne, France, evelyne.vericel@insa-lyon.fr investigated the effect of a low-dose... more VOUTILAINEN and colleagues, Research Institute of Public Health, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland conducted a study into the potential association of low serum folate and the incidence of acute coronary events. (Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Fac... more WATANABE and colleagues, Tokyo Women's Medical College, Department of Medicine, Daini Hospital, Japan write that autogenic training, a method of self-hypnosis, lowers the extent of within-day change of systolic blood pressure. @m:METHODS: 10 patients with... more WENNEBERG and colleagues, Department of Physiological and Biological Sciences, Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa 52557 USA write that cardiovascular responses to stress reactivity has been proposed as a risk factor for hypertension. @m:MET... more WOODHOUSE and colleagues, Clinical Gerontology Unit, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Addenbrookes Hospital UK write that epidemiological research suggests that there is an association between elevated plasma plasminogen activatory inhi... more WOODSIDE and colleagues, School of Clinical Medicine, The Queen’s University of Belfast, United Kingdom. p9495754@qub.ac.uk write that mild hyperhomocysteinaemia is considered to be a risk factor for premature heart disease.... more |
