The Living Guidelines: UA/NSTEMI Recommendations for Antioxidant Vitamins and Folic Acid Use Suggest Revisions to the CLASS III Guidelines

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Class III Guidelines

 * 1) Antioxidant vitamin supplements (e.g., vitamin E, vitamin C, or beta carotene) should not be used for secondary prevention in UA / NSTEMI patients. (Level of Evidence: A)
 * 2) Folic acid, with or without vitamin B6 and vitamin B12, should not be used for secondary prevention in UA / NSTEMI patients. (Level of Evidence: A)