CoQ10 Trial Shows Positive Heart Health Results: From "Sham vs. Wham: The Health Insider"

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Headline: CoEnzyme Q10 Trial Shows Positive Heart Health Benefits

A new clinical trial of CoEnzyme Q10, a very popular supplement in the
USA, has been published which shows the coenzyme boosting antioxidant
enzymes and improving endothelial functions in patients who have
coronary artery disease. These results reflect the broad heart health
benefits of supplementation with Co-Q10.

Researchers performed a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled
trial (similar to trials for drugs) and then published their results
in the July, 2007 issue of European Heart Journal. The patients they
were working with already had Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), which is
a blockage of the vessels that supply the heart with blood.

Dr. Luca Tiano of Italy's Polytechnic University divided 38 CAD
patients into two groups, with one receiving 100 mg/d of CoQ10 and the
other a placebo for one month. Generally, the disease CAD reduces
extracellular superoxide dismutase (ecSOD), a major antioxidant enzyme
system found in blood vessel walls. However, in this trial, the CoQ10
group had more ecSOD at the end of the trial than the placebo group.

Dr. Tiano also reported that CoEnzyme Q10 also boosted endothelial
function in patients with heart disease. Patients with low initial
endothelium-bound ecSOD, those who were more prone to oxidative
stress, showed the highest level of improvement.

CoEnzyme Q-10 is one of the fastest growing product categories in the
Nutraceutical industry. When my doctor, an MD, suggested that I
supplement with CoQ10, he told me that "it is drug-like in its
immediate beneficial effect on your cardiovascular system."

Dave

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