In four years of follow-up, 321 cases of heart disease were diagnosed.
Women in the study who took estrogen alone actually developed fewer cases of heart disease and breast cancer.
The records contained information on heart rate, hypertension, and cases of heart attacks, heart failure and stroke.
Ephedra has generated far more reports of adverse effects than any other supplement and has been linked to cases of heart attack, stroke and sudden death.
For extra energy, she said, she occasionally takes ephedra, an adrenaline-like stimulant that has been linked to cases of heart attack, stroke and sudden death.
Among patients taking Vioxx, the study found 15 cases of heart attack, stroke or blood clot per thousand people per year, not over three years.
The statement did not mention that GSK had been made aware three years earlier of a report involving 34 cases of heart attacks in patients taking abacavir.
Millions more people in the UK could be prescribed cholesterol-lowering statins in a bid to prevent more cases of heart disease, heart attacks and strokes.
Bans on smoking in places like restaurants, offices and public buildings reduce cases of heart attacks and heart disease, according to a report released Thursday by a federally commissioned panel of scientists.
All were free of heart disease at the start of the study; there were 1,412 cases of heart failure over an average of 11 years of follow-up.
Women who ate one to three servings of chocolate a month had 26 percent fewer cases of heart failure, and those who ate one to two servings a week had 32 percent fewer cases.
