Sentences with phrase «protective against heart attack»

A high intake of ALA is protective against heart attack.

High in alpha - linolenic acid, it is protective against heart attack and helps to ward off heart disease.

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«Results from the ADAPT - DES registry definitely demonstrate that high platelet reactivity after implantation of drug - eluting stents is an independent predictor of one - year stent thrombosis and heart attack, but it is also protective against major bleeding, both of which impact mortality,» said lead investigator Gregg W. Stone, MD..

At one year, researchers found that high platelet reactivity was significantly associated with stent thrombosis (1.3 percent vs. 0.5 percent) and heart attack (3.9 percent vs. 2.7 percent), but was also found to be protective against major bleeding (5.6 percent vs. 6.7 percent).

Antioxidants like vitamin C which has a protective effect against a variety of conditions, from heart attacks to dementia and the common cold has long been an ongoing focus of research.

The anti-inflammatory properties of cruciferous vegetables — together with their unusual concentration of folic acid — combine to make this food group protective against atherosclerosis, heart attack and stroke.

In a related study, researchers at the University of Connecticut found that gratitude can have a protective effect against heart attacks.