American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 102, Issue 7 , Pages 814-819.e1 , 1 October 2008

Usefulness of Routine Periodic Fasting to Lower Risk of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography

  • Benjamin D. Horne, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Department, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah
    • Genetic Epidemiology Division, Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 801-507-4708; Fax: 801-507-4789
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  • Heidi T. May, MSPH

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Department, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah
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  • Jeffrey L. Anderson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Department, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah
    • Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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  • Abdallah G. Kfoury, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Department, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah
    • Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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  • Beau M. Bailey, BS

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Department, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah
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  • Brian S. McClure, BS

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Department, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah
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  • Dale G. Renlund, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Department, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah
    • Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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  • Donald L. Lappé, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Department, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah
    • Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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  • John F. Carlquist, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Department, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah
    • Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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  • Patrick W. Fisher, DO, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Department, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah
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  • Robert R. Pearson, PharmD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Department, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah
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  • Tami L. Bair, BS

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Department, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah
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  • Ted D. Adams, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Department, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah
    • Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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  • Joseph B. Muhlestein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Department, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah
    • Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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  • Intermountain Heart Collaborative Study

Received 13 February 2008 ,Revised 7 May 2008 ,Accepted 7 May 2008.

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 Trial Registration: NCT00406185 on ClinicalTrials.gov

 This work was supported by grants from the Deseret Foundation, Salt Lake City, Utah, and Grant HL071878 from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.

PII: S0002-9149(08)00901-6

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.05.021

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 102, Issue 7 , Pages 814-819.e1 , 1 October 2008

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