Caveat Emptor: Dietary Supplements and Heart Health

Apr 03, 2017   |  Zachary R Noel, PharmD; Brent N Reed, PharmD

Expert Analysis

The use of dietary supplements in the United States (US) continues to grow, and today approximately one-half of American adults reports using them.

Clinical Topics: Anticoagulation Management, Arrhythmias and Clinical EP, Cardiovascular Care Team, Diabetes and Cardiometabolic Disease, Dyslipidemia, Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies, Prevention, Atherosclerotic Disease (CAD/PAD), Implantable Devices, SCD/Ventricular Arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation/Supraventricular Arrhythmias, Lipid Metabolism, Nonstatins, Novel Agents, Statins, Acute Heart Failure, Heart Failure and Cardiac Biomarkers, Diet, Hypertension

Keywords: Anticoagulants, Arrhythmias, Cardiac, Biomarkers, Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cholecalciferol, Cholesterol, Comorbidity, Coronary Artery Disease, Diabetes Mellitus, Dietary Supplements, Docosahexaenoic Acids, Drug Interactions, Dyslipidemias, Eicosapentaenoic Acid, Fatty Acids, Omega-3, Fish Oils, Flax, Garlic, Heart Failure, Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors, Hyperlipidemias, Hypertension, Life Style, Lipoproteins, HDL, Lipoproteins, LDL, Magnesium, Myocardial Infarction, Neoplasms, Niacin, Pharmacists, Phytoestrogens, Prescription Drugs, Product Labeling, Risk Factors, United States Food and Drug Administration, Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Vitamin D Deficiency, Vitamin E, Vitamins, alpha-Linolenic Acid, alpha-Tocopherol, beta Carotene, Primary Prevention, Secondary Prevention