The Effects of Resveratrol in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease and Heart Failure: A Narrative Review.

ABSTRACT: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the main cause of death globally and responsible for the second highest number of deaths in Canada. Medical advancements in the treatment of CVD have led to patients living longer with CVD but often progressing to another condition called heart failure (HF). As a result, HF has emerged in the last decade as a major medical concern. Fortunately, various "traditional" pharmacotherapies for HF exist and have shown success in reducing HF-associated mortality. However, to augment the treatment of patients with CVD and/or HF, alternative pharmacotherapies using nutraceuticals have also shown promise in the prevention and treatment of these two conditions. One of these natural compounds considered to potentially help treat HF and CVD and prevent their development i

SUBMITTER: Dyck GJB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6413130 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature