Women's Antioxidant and Folic Acid Cardiovascular Study (WAFACS)

Authors
Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 1993
To determine if supplements of vitamin C, vitamin E, beta-carotene, and B-vitamins (a combination of folic acid, vitamins B6 and B12) reduce risk of major cardiovascular events in high risk women with a prior history of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. The trial is a companion to the Women\'s Health Study (WHS), a primary prevention trial of vitamin E and aspirin in a low risk population of women.
Epistemonikos ID: 11d086845901ad0cbfe6533b5bea8362a4bb4797
First added on: May 03, 2024