Vitamin B and folic acid do not reduce risk of Ml and stroke

摘要

A combination of high-dose vitamin B6 and folic acid may increase the risk of myocardial infarction and stroke in MI survivors,according to the Norwegian Vitamin Trial(NORVIT)reported this week at the European Society of Cardiology annual congress.The findings effectively end the hope that taking a folic-acid/B-vitamin combination to lower homocysteine levels might prevent cardiovascular events.