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Evidence-Based Coronary Artery Disease Prevention?

Physicians may be more conservative in prescribing antioxidants for their patients than for themselves, according to a recent survey of members of the American College of Cardiology. As might be expected, the cardiologists had less coronary artery disease (CAD) and fewer risk factors than the general population. Nevertheless, they treated themselves with antioxidants more aggressively than they treated their CAD patients.

Although 44% of …