Heart to Heart Nurses

Supplements and Cardiovascular Health


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With 3/4 of adults, 4/5 of elderly individuals and 1/3 of children taking dietary supplements, it is imperative that health care professionals understand what their patients are ingesting and why, and how this may affect other treatments, including for CVD. Guest Rhonda Cooper-DeHoff, PharmD, also addresses cannabinoids, and resources to help you and your patients navigate the sea of dietary supplements. 


JAMA Patient Pages: https://jamanetwork.com/collections/6258/patient-information 


ACC CardioSmart Patient & HCP Resources: https://www.cardiosmart.org/ 


Medlineplus.gov: https://medlineplus.gov/ 


Herblist app: https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/herblist-app 


Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act of 1994: https://ods.od.nih.gov/About/DSHEA_Wording.aspx 


USP Verification Services: https://www.usp.org/services/verification-services 


Hemp Farming Act 2018: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2667/text

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Heart to Heart NursesBy Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association