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ReviewJournal of cardiovascular development and disease2023

The Effect of a Vegan Diet on the Cardiovascular System.

Michail Koutentakis, Stanisław Surma, Sylwester Rogula, Krzysztof J Filipiak, Aleksandra Gąsecka

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Review in Journal of cardiovascular development and disease, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
6.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Michail Koutentakis1st Chair and Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland.
Stanisław SurmaFaculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Poland.
Sylwester Rogula1st Chair and Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-0575-8916
Krzysztof J FilipiakInstitute of Clinical Sciences, Maria-Sklodowska-Curie Medical Academy, 00-001 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-6563-0877
Aleksandra Gąsecka1st Chair and Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland.
Medical University of Warsaw · PLMedical University of Silesia · PLThe Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The vegan diet, often known as a plant-rich diet, consists primarily of plant-based meals. This dietary approach may be beneficial to one's health and the environment and is valuable to the immune system. Plants provide vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, and antioxidants, components that promote cell survival and immune function, allowing its defensive mechanisms to work effectively. The term "vegan diet" comprises a range of eating patterns that prioritize nutrient-rich foods such as fruits and vegetables, legumes, whole grains, nuts, and seeds. In comparison to omnivorous diets, which are often lower in such products, the vegan diet has been favorably connected with changes in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk markers such as reduced body mass index (BMI) values, total serum cholesterol, serum glucose, inflammation, and blood pressure. Reduced intake of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), saturated fat, processed meat, and greater consumption of fiber and phytonutrients may improve cardiovascular health. However, vegans have much smaller amounts of nutrients such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), selenium, zinc, iodine, and vitamin B12, compared to non-vegans, which may lead to detrimental cardiovascular effects. This review aims to present the effect of plant-based diets (PBDs), specifically vegan diets, on the cardiovascular system.

Indexed as

cardiovascular healthCVDhealth benefitsnutrientsplant-basedrisk factorsvegan diet

Identifiers

PMID36975858
PMCPMC10052889
OpenAlexW4321645662

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