Complementary Alternative Cardiovascular Medicine

Chapter 7 / Nutrachemicals and CVD 101
7 Nutrachemicals in the
Prevention and Treatment
of Cardiovascular Disease
Arshad M. Safi, MD,
Cynthia A. Samala, RD,
and Richard A. Stein, MD
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
L-ARGININE
TAURINE
COENZYME Q 10 (COQ 10)
CARNITINE
N-ACETYLCYSTEINE
CREATINE
GLUTATHIONE
SELENIUM
RESVERATROL
PANTETHINE
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
INTRODUCTION
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the most common cause of
mortality in the United States. The emphasis on prevention, early detection,
and recent advents in pharmacological and interventional approaches
has resulted in significant reduction in the associated mortality and mor-
From: Contemporary Cardiology
Complementary and Alternative Cardiovascular Medicine
Edited by: R. A. Stein and M. C. Oz © Humana Press Inc., Totowa, NJ
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