Dr. William V. Judy is the president of the SIBR Research Institute. His clinical research and the research of several other research teams shows that Coenzyme Q10Coenzyme Q10 molecules are fat-soluble molecules that are both bsynthesized in the body and ingested in the diet and in supplements. Coenzyme Q10 is synthesized in the body in the same biological pathway as cholesterol. Bio-synthesis of Coenzyme Q10 begins to decline once humans reach their adult years. The reduced production of Coenzyme Q10 cannot be compensated in any practical... Read more about this term supplementation of heart failureThe Mayo Clinic defines heart failure, also known as congestive heart failure and/or chronic heart failure, as the failure of the heart muscle to pump blood to the body adequately. In other words, heart failure is not a heart attack, and it is not death from heart disease, which its name might seem to imply. Heart failure is a condition... Read more about this term patients significantly improves ejection fractionEjection fraction, sometimes called left ventricular ejection fraction, measures the percentage of blood that the heart pumps out of the left ventricle with each heart contraction. According to the Mayo Clinic guidelines, an ejection fraction above 55% is regarded as normal. An ejection fraction under 50% is regarded as reduced. An ejection fraction below 40% is indicative of heart failure... Read more about this term. Ejection fraction is the cardiologist’s measurement of how much blood the heart pumps out to the other body organs with each contraction.
Congestive heart failureThe Mayo Clinic defines heart failure, also known as congestive heart failure and/or chronic heart failure, as the failure of the heart muscle to pump blood to the body adequately. In other words, heart failure is not a heart attack, and it is not death from heart disease, which its name might seem to imply. Heart failure is a condition... Read more about this term. Chronic heart failureThe Mayo Clinic defines heart failure, also known as congestive heart failure and/or chronic heart failure, as the failure of the heart muscle to pump blood to the body adequately. In other words, heart failure is not a heart attack, and it is not death from heart disease, which its name might seem to imply. Heart failure is a condition... Read more about this term. The inability of the heart to pump adequate blood to the other body organs. In chronic heart failure, the left ventricular ejection fraction – the percentage of blood leaving the heart each time it contracts – is too low.
The medical term heart failure sounds like a death sentence. It does not mean sudden death, but the prognosis is usually not good. Heart failure is a disease that gets progressively worse.
The results of the Q-Symbio study give us good reason to think that CoQ10 adjunctive treatment, i.e. CoQ10 supplementation in addition to conventional medical treatment, can slow down the progression of the disease and improve the symptoms and the survival of heart failure patients [Mortensen].
Symptoms of heart failureThe Mayo Clinic defines heart failure, also known as congestive heart failure and/or chronic heart failure, as the failure of the heart muscle to pump blood to the body adequately. In other words, heart failure is not a heart attack, and it is not death from heart disease, which its name might seem to imply. Heart failure is a condition... Read more about this term include shortness of breath, a tired feeling all the time, a build-up of fluid in the tissues, and heart palpitations. This chest x-ray shows an enlarged heart, the build-up of fluid between the lungs and the chest, the infiltration of fluid into the lungs, and dilated pulmonary blood vessels. Still to come for this heart failure patient is the collecting of more fluid in the lungs, making breathing even more difficult.
Heart failure patients treated with daily Coenzyme Q10Coenzyme Q10 molecules are fat-soluble molecules that are both bsynthesized in the body and ingested in the diet and in supplements. Coenzyme Q10 is synthesized in the body in the same biological pathway as cholesterol. Bio-synthesis of Coenzyme Q10 begins to decline once humans reach their adult years. The reduced production of Coenzyme Q10 cannot be compensated in any practical... Read more about this term supplements in addition to their conventional heart failure medications have significantly lower death rates and significantly improved exercise capacity compared with heart failure patients treated with conventional medications alone [Lei].
This is the conclusion of the 2017 meta-analysis of relevant randomized controlled trialsRandomized controlled trials are studies in which patients or healthy volunteers are assigned at random (purely by chance) to receive one or more clinical interventions. One or more of the interventions is the active treatment being tested. Another of the interventions is the control against which the active treatment is being tested. The control is, typically, the standard practice or... Read more about this term reported by Li Lei and Yan Liu in the BMC Cardiovascular Disorders journal. The two cardiologists analyzed the results from 14 randomized controlled studies enrolling a total of 2149 patients.
Statin medications, also known as HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, have a good record at reducing high cholesterolCholesterol is one of the major fat-soluble compounds that is found in animal plasma membranes. It is necessary for life and is found throughout the body. It is carried from the liver to the tissues where it is needed by lipoproteins of which it is a component. Much of the cholesterol is transported in Low density lipoproteins (LDL). High levels... Read more about this term levels. However, statin medications inhibit not only the body’s synthesis of cholesterol but also the body’s synthesis of Coenzyme Q10Coenzyme Q10 molecules are fat-soluble molecules that are both bsynthesized in the body and ingested in the diet and in supplements. Coenzyme Q10 is synthesized in the body in the same biological pathway as cholesterol. Bio-synthesis of Coenzyme Q10 begins to decline once humans reach their adult years. The reduced production of Coenzyme Q10 cannot be compensated in any practical... Read more about this term, which the heart muscle cells need for energy production and antioxidantAntioxidants are substances that protect the cells and lipoproteins against the harmful effects of free radicals. They are substances that prevent the oxidation of other molecules and compounds. There are two broad categories of antioxidants: enzymatic and non-enzymatic. Non-enzymatic antioxidants are substances like Coenzyme Q10, vitamin C, vitamin E, glutathione, and various carotenoids. Prominent enzymatic antioxidants include catalase, glutathione peroxidase,... Read more about this term protection. Statin drugs lower the plasma and tissue levels Coenzyme Q10. We need greater awareness of this relationship between statin drugs and the essential bio-nutrient Coenzyme Q10.
Statin medications? What are we to think? StatinsStatins are a class of medications that effectively block the body’s synthesis of cholesterol. In so doing, statins also block the body’s synthesis of Coenzyme Q10.... Read more about this term undoubtedly lower cholesterol levels and reduce the number of heart attacks.
But statin medications can and do have adverse effects [Okuyama]. One of the undesirable unintended consequences of taking a statin medication is that the patient’s bio-synthesis of Coenzyme Q10 is also inhibited. The body produces cholesterol and Coenzyme Q10 in the same biological pathway. Cut off one, and you cut off the other as well.
