Sentences with phrase «men at high risk for heart disease»

During one of those periods, 36 men at high risk for heart disease took 200 mg of alpha lipoic acid and 500 mg of acetyl - L - carnitine twice daily.

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Because this estrogen - driven pathway would be much weaker in males, the work may both explain the heart disease gender gap and suggest that women who use COX - 2 inhibitors may be at higher risk for atherosclerosis than men, says FitzGerald.

* The ACC / AHA cholesterol treatment guideline recommends prescribing the strongest statins at high doses to most men older than 65, even those with no history of heart disease, or any major risk factor for heart attacks, and with normal cholesterol levels.

In Golomb's opinion, the potential benefits of statins may not outweigh their risks except among middle - aged men who have heart disease — or who are at high risk for it.

In a 1998 study looking at data from more than 2,100 middle - aged and older men, researchers reported that those with the highest fasting insulin levels were found to be at greatest risk for heart disease.

According to the study, about 30 percent of heart attacks, strokes and deaths from heart disease — the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States — can be prevented in people at high risk if they switch to a Mediterranean diet.