The clinical use of HMG CoA-reductase inhibitors and the associated depletion of coenzyme Q10. A review of animal and human publications

BioFactors

Volumn 18, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 101-111

  Langsjoen, Peter H ^a,b   Langsjoen, Alena M ^a  

^a E TX Med Ctr Trinity Mother F   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

CHF; Coenzyme Q10 deficiency; Congestive heart failure; CoQ10; HMG CoA reductase inhibitors; Statins; Ubiquinone

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ATORVASTATIN; CERIVASTATIN; CREATINE PHOSPHATE; FLUINDOSTATIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MEVINOLIN; PRAVASTATIN; SIMVASTATIN; UBIDECARENONE; UBIQUINONE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; SUPPLEMENTATION; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0347419377     PISSN: 09516433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biof.5520180212     Document Type: Conference Paper

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