April 12, 2016 Circulation: Heart Failure TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This review discusses the use of coenzyme Q10 for patients with heart failure. CoQ10 enhances the cardiac production of ATP through its antioxidant activity, and it may also improve endothelial dysfunction. Abstract Heart failure (HF) with either preserved or reduced ejection fraction is associated with increased morbidity […]
Effects of six months of vitamin D supplementation in patients with heart failure: A randomized double-blind controlled trial A. Dalbeni Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2014 Mar 5. pii: S0939-4753(14)00086-6. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2014.02.015. [Epub ahead of print] Summary: In a small, parallel group, double-blind, randomized study involving 23 chronic heart failure patients (mean age: 74 years) with […]