Vitamin E in the Treatment of Angina Pectoris

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 . . .