Vitamin E in the Treatment of Angina Pectoris
- 3 March 1949
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 240 (9) , 331-333
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm194903032400904
Abstract
DURING the past two years, interest in the use of vitamin E in the treatment of various forms of heart disease has been aroused by several reports of its efficacy appearing in medical and nonmedical publications. In June, 1946, a magazine with nationwide circulation reported "a startling scientific discovery":A treatment for heart disease which so far has succeeded against all common forms of the ailment. ... Large concentrated doses of vitamin E benefited four types of heart ailment: arteriosclerotic, hypertensive, rheumatic and coronary heart disease. The vitamin helps a failing heart. It eliminates anginal pain.1 This publication aroused great . . .Keywords
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