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Is It Safe To Take Arginine And Citrulline Powder?

I recently bought arginine powder of now foods and Iwas confosed after I

read the warning on it. The warning was "do not use if you have had a

myocardial infarction and or have established coronery artery disease.

This explanations are completely opposite to those of dr.İgnarro. I had a by-pass operation in 2004 and since 2006 I use the combination of mr. İgnarro after I read his book "no more heart disease". Pls help me

what can I do now? Should I continue to use the combination of arginine,citrulline etc. or should I quit. I would be glad ıf you send me a

satisfactory explanation. rgds Ömer ARMAN İstanbul /TURKEY

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Thu, 8 Jan 2015
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Arginine and citrulline's byproduct(NO) are vaso-dilators i.e they help the vessels in the body relax and hence help in increasing blood flow. However in certain cases of Coronary artery disease where there is variant angina these supplements can trigger an attack as the plaque is unstable. If you have had a bypass and there is no occlusion then they are safe to use.
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Is It Safe To Take Arginine And Citrulline Powder?

Arginine and citrulline s byproduct(NO) are vaso-dilators i.e they help the vessels in the body relax and hence help in increasing blood flow. However in certain cases of Coronary artery disease where there is variant angina these supplements can trigger an attack as the plaque is unstable. If you have had a bypass and there is no occlusion then they are safe to use.