(NewsUSA) - A recently completed clinical trial showed that patients suffering from advanced congestive heart failure (CHF) exhibited significantly improved heart function after supplementing with ubiquinol, a newly available and highly absorbable form of CoenzymeQ10.
In the first clinical trial evaluating ubiquinol's effects on late-stage CHF, cardiologist Peter Langsjoen found that critically ill patients who supplemented with this nutrient for just three months experienced a substantial increase in their hearts' ability to pump blood. Furthermore, patients' plasma levels of CoQ10, which are key to overall heart health, significantly increased -; an indication that they were absorbing more of the nutrient.
Langsjoen's study, although an early-stage trial, offers hope to many Americans. According to the American Heart Association, an estimated 5.3 million Americans currently suffer from CHF. Roughly 550,000 people are diagnosed with heart failure every year, and it is the leading cause of hospitalization in people older than 65.
Heart failure does not mean the heart has stopped working. Rather, it means that the heart's pumping power is weaker than normal. With CHF, blood moves through the heart and body at a slower rate, and pressure in the heart increases. As a result, the heart cannot pump enough oxygen and nutrients to meet the body's needs.
Ways of combating CHF usually include a treatment program of rest, proper diet, modified daily activities, transplants, valve replacements and drugs, such as beta blockers, digitalis and vasodilators. CoQ10 has been used as a dietary supplement for cardiac patients for 40 years. Ubiquinol, the active antioxidant form of CoQ10, has only been available in supplement form for the past year.
"The effects of ubiquinol on late-stage heart failure patients resulted in striking improvements beyond anything I've seen in 25 years of cardiology practice," said Dr. Langsjoen, who conducted the research in Tyler, Texas. "It is my strong feeling that this ubiquinol product is a major breakthrough."
Ubiquinol and CoQ10, both found in every cell in the body, are essential to generating cellular energy and sustaining life. However, as the active antioxidant form of CoQ10, ubiquinol protects cells from free radical damage. KanekaQH is the world's only supplemental ubiquinol.
For more information on the clinical research conducted on ubiquinol and CoQ10 over the past 50 years, visit www.KanekaQH.com.
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