A human study of 420
severe heart failure patients (Q-SYMBIO) compared individuals randomly selected
to take CoQ10 or placebo, and who were monitored for 24 months. The goal was to
measure the time it took for patients to experience a major adverse
cardiovascular event (MACE), including cardiovascular death. The research
showed that CoQ10 reduced the risk of MACE by about 50%, with only 14% of the
patients on CoQ10 having an event vs. 25% of the placebo group during the study
period. According to the lead author, “Other heart failure medications block
rather than enhance cellular processes and may have side effects.
Supplementation with CoQ10, which is a natural and safe substance, corrects a
deficiency in the body and blocks the vicious metabolic cycle in chronic heart
failure called the energy starved heart.” Statins deplete COQ10. I do not recommend Statins in lowering cholesterol. There are other safer ways to treat high cholesterol. The most absorbable COQ10 is ubiquinone or MitoQ which you can purchase a the Riverwalk Natural Health Clinic Pharmacy.
Mortensen SA, Kumar A,
Dolliner P, et al. The effect of Coenzyme Q10 on morbidity and mortality in
chronic heart failure. Results from the Q-SYMBIO study. Abstract no 440,
European Journal of Heart Failure. (2013) 15 (S1), S20.
