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Trial reportNutrients2023

Low Dose Monacolin K Combined with Coenzyme Q10, Grape Seed, and Olive Leaf Extracts Lowers LDL Cholesterol in Patients with Mild Dyslipidemia: A Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial.

Nicholas Angelopoulos, Rodis D Paparodis, Ioannis Androulakis, Anastasios Boniakos, Georgia Argyrakopoulou, Sarantis Livadas

Open access · goldFull text readRandomized Controlled TrialMulticenter Study
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Trial report in Nutrients, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Nicholas AngelopoulosEndocrine Unit, Athens Medical Centre, 65403 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-8901-7161
Rodis D PaparodisCenter for Diabetes and Endocrine Research, University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH 43614, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2804-0859
Ioannis AndroulakisEndocrine Unit, Athens Medical Centre, 65403 Athens, Greece.
Anastasios BoniakosEndocrine Unit, Athens Medical Centre, 65403 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-5384-722X
Georgia ArgyrakopoulouEndocrine Unit, Athens Medical Centre, 65403 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-5502-565X
Sarantis LivadasEndocrine Unit, Athens Medical Centre, 65403 Athens, Greece.
Athens Medical Center · GRUniversity of Toledo · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Certain nutraceuticals, mainly containing red yeast rice, might be considered as an alternative therapy to statins in patients with dyslipidemia, although there is still insufficient evidence available with respect to long-term safety and effectiveness on cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment. The aim of this study was to assess the lipid-lowering activity and safety of a dietary supplement containing a low dose of monacolin K combined with coenzyme Q10, grape seed and olive tree leaf extracts in patients with mild hypercholesterolemia. In total, 105 subjects with mild hypercholesterolemia (low-density lipoprotein cholesterol LDL-C levels 140-180 mg/dL) and low CV risk were randomly assigned into three treatment groups: lifestyle modification (LM), LM plus a low dosage of monacolin K (3 mg), and LM plus a high dosage of monacolin K (10 mg) and treated for 8 weeks. The primary endpoint was the reduction of LDL-C and total cholesterol (TC). LDL-C decreased by 26.46% on average (

Indexed as

Anticholesteremic AgentsDyslipidemiasHypercholesterolemiaOleaVitisCholesterol, LDLDietary SupplementsHumansLovastatinUbiquinoneAnticholesteremic AgentsCholesterol, LDLcoenzyme Q10LovastatinUbiquinonecoenzyme Q10grape seed extracthypercholesterolemiamonacolin Kolive leaf extract

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PMID37375586
PMCPMC10303004
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