Recommendation Vitamin E"...These data supply evidence of altered vitamin E metabolism and free radical processes in the tissues of patients with various manifestations of atherosclerosis..."

Relationship to Copper Deficiency"...Copper is a cofactor for lysyl oxidase, an enzyme that is responsible for the connective tissue integrity by crosslinking elastin..."

The Condition"...Causes of abdominal / aortic aneurysms include ... Nutritional: Low potassium and copper intake..." Relationship to Potassium Need"Increased potassium produces a reduction in aneurysms..."

Relationship to Copper Deficiency"Copper deficiency can contribute to some cardiovascular risks..."

Recommendation Vitamin E"... Vitamin E concentrations were highest in peripheral occlusive diseased tissue and as much as 3 times greater than in organ donors compared to patients with aortic occlusive disease and aneurysmal..."

The Condition"...Causes of abdominal / aortic aneurysms include ... Disease, such as diabetes, syphilis and Marfan's syndrome or Turner's Syndrome..."

Recommendation Vitamin E"...Signs of lipid peroxidation were markedly elevated in all diseased arterial tissue compared to controls..."

Relationship to Chronic / Hidden Infection"...If doxycycline seems to help, then it is possible that either chlamydia or mycoplasma are involved..."

Relationship to Potassium Need"...It is possible that this association may also extend to aneurysms and subarachnoid hemorrhage in addition to stroke..."

The Condition"An aneurysm is the abnormal enlargement or bulging of an artery caused by damage to or weakness in the blood vessel wall..." Recommendation Test for Cardiac Risk Factors"...of one study concluded that a high level of lipoprotein is an independent risk factor for thoracic aortic atherosclerosis and should be controlled in order to prevent aortic disease including aortic aneurysm..."