Ubiquinol as adjunctive therapy of heart failure
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Today in industrialized countries cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death. In the U.S., a significant increase in the incidence of congestive heart failure (CHF) has been found in the recent years. Researchers at the Henry Ford “Heart and Vascular Institute” in Detroit observed that the annual number of heart failure cases has more than doubled in the period from 1989 to 2012. Although a variety of drugs for the therapy of cardiac disorders is available, there is still a high risk to find the optimal treatment. Nutrients that are needed by the heart have the advantage that they are very safe and can safely be given at all stages of heart disease. Therefore, the adjunctive nutrient therapy represents a good and safe way to optimize the therapy of heart patients. Nutrients are not intended to replace the traditional medicines and therapies but rather supplement it. A nutrient concomitant therapy may lead to a reduction of the dosage of classical drugs or, at best, it even can be omitted entirely sometimes. The use of nutrients in the context of an adjunctive therapy in heart disease should always be done in consultation with and under the supervision of the attending physician.
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تاریخ انتشار 2015