Adding the nutritional supplement CoQ10 to the routine of chronic heart failure patients reduces complications, hospital readmissions, and mortality rates, and generates significant improvements, according to researchers from Australia, Denmark, India, Poland, Sweden, Italy, and the Slovak Republic. Their… Continue Reading
congestive heart failure
Diuretics
This class of drugs includes Lasix (furosemide), Demadex (torsemide), Bumex (bumetanide), Lozol (indapamide), and HydroDIURIL (hydrochlorothiazide). Often referred to as “water pills,” diuretics are routinely prescribed by doctors (including me) for patients with a history of heart attack,… Continue Reading
What Is Congestive Heart Failure?
Congestive heart failure, a condition in which the heart has weakened and can no longer efficiently circulate blood throughout the body, afflicts approximately 5.7 million people in the United States; sadly, it plays a role in approximately 1… Continue Reading
Study Shows CoQ10 Can Impact Survival Rates of-CHF Patients
For years, researchers and a few physicians have reported a strong correlation between coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) deficiency in heart cells and heart failure, as well cardiovascular benefits associated with supplementation of CoQ10. Many cardiologists and other conventionally trained… Continue Reading