Guest guest Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 The head of cardiology at Emory university in Atlanta, Ga. advised me NOT to take anything with MSM in it because another(of her) patients w/ pulmonary hypertension & cyanotic heart disease like me took it and got significantly worse. They identified MSM as the trigger and do NOT recommend it for these patients. Also, the latest study I saw stated that chondroitin was shown to have little improvement combined with the risk for cancer noted in some studies, so it is not highly recommended either. Glucosamine is still felt to be significantly helpful for joint inflammation/to increase synovial fluid in the joint space. Jim Clark <huuman60 Sunday, September 7, 2008 8:51:24 PM << >> Re:Knee support The fact is that the same good results that MSM yields for knees and joints carries over to the circulatory system health. Just as it it makes joints more pliable, it does so with arteries and veins. Most would agree that pliability is a good thing in these cases. The problem that MSM generally avoids is gastric distress... a common problem with large doses of glucosamine and chondroitin sulfates as well as Hyaluronic acid all of which would produce similar results if they could be taken in adequate quantity and were equally well absorbed. If these people were hypertensive, more pliable arteries and veins would go a long way to relieving the condition. Tell us about your " leading cardiac " MD's sources and the rationality behind your assertion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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