The role of nutraceuticals in the prevention of cardiovascular disease

Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 7, Issue , 2017, Pages S21-S31

  Sosnowska, Bozena ^a   Penson, Peter ^b   Banach, Maciej ^a,c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c POLISH MOTHER S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease (CVD); Nutraceuticals; Polyphenols

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; NUTRACEUTICAL; PHYTOSTEROL; POLYPHENOL; STANOZOLOL;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET THERAPY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPIRULINA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 85018671149     PISSN: 22233652     EISSN: 22233660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21037/cdt.2017.03.20     Document Type: Review

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