Category Archives: Heart and Circulatory

Atorvastatin Decreases the Coenzyme Q10 Level in the Blood

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Doug Robinson

Full Title: Atorvastatin Decreases the Coenzyme Q10 Level in the Blood of Patients at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Tatjana Rundek, MD; Ali Naini, PhD; Ralph Sacco, MD; Kristen Coates, MS; Salvatore DiMauro, MD Arch Neurol. 2004;61:889-892. ABSTRACT Background: … Continue reading →

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Effect of Coenzyme q10 on Myopathic Symptoms in Patients Treated with Statins

Posted on May 6, 2009 by Doug Robinson

Caso G, Kelly P, McNurlan MA, Lawson WE. Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA. giuseppe.caso@stonybrook.edu Treatment of hypercholesterolemia with statins (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors) is effective in the primary and secondary prevention … Continue reading →

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Both alpha- and beta-carotene, but not tocopherols and vitamin C, are inversely related to 15-year cardiovascular mortality in Dutch elderly men.

Posted on May 6, 2009 by Doug Robinson

Buijsse B, Feskens EJ, Kwape L, Kok FJ, Kromhout D. Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen, 6700 EV The Netherlands. The role of beta-carotene, alpha-tocopherol, and vitamin C in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) is controversial. Prospective studies … Continue reading →

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Homocysteine, Folic acid and B-vitamins in Cardiovascular Disease

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Doug Robinson

Source: DACH-LIGA homocystein (german, austrian and swiss homocysteine society): consensus paper on the rational clinical use of homocysteine, folic acid and B-vitamins in cardiovascular and thrombotic diseases: guidelines and recommendations. About half of all deaths are due to cardiovascular disease … Continue reading →

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Dietary alpha-Linolenic Acid (ALA) Intake and Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death and Coronary Heart Disease

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Doug Robinson

The prospective data suggests that increasing dietary intake of alpha-linolenic acid may reduce the risk of Sudden Cardiac Death but not other types of fatal Coronary Heart Disease or nonfatal myocardial infarction in women. The specificity of the association between … Continue reading →

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