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ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2021

The effect of coenzyme Q10 plus trimetazidine on acute viral myocarditis treatment.

Yong-Jun Yin, Si-Lu Zeng, Yan-Wei Li, Zhou Wu, Da-Jun Huang, Han-Zhang Tang

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Article in American journal of translational research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yong-Jun YinDepartment of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Chengdu 610072, Sichuan Province, China.
Si-Lu ZengDepartment of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Chengdu 610072, Sichuan Province, China.
Yan-Wei LiDepartment of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Chengdu 610072, Sichuan Province, China.
Zhou WuDepartment of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Chengdu 610072, Sichuan Province, China.
Da-Jun HuangDepartment of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Chengdu 610072, Sichuan Province, China.
Han-Zhang TangDepartment of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Chengdu 610072, Sichuan Province, China.
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the clinical efficacy of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) plus trimetazidine (TMZ) in treating acute viral myocarditis (AVMC) and the combination's influence on the oxidative stress markers and the patients' quality of life (QoL).

methodsThis retrospective analysis enrolled 156 patients with AVMC admitted to the Department of Cardiology of the Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine between February 2018 and February 2019. Based on the treatment method each patient was administered, the patients were classified into a control group (n=72, CoQ10 therapy) and a combination group (n=84, CoQ10+TMZ therapy). The clinical effectiveness was observed in the two groups two weeks after the treatment, and the changes in the patients' serum inflammatory factor levels, oxidative stress indexes, myocardial enzyme levels, and cardiac function were compared.

resultsThe combination group had a far superior total effective rate than the control group (90.5%

conclusionsCoQ10 plus TMZ yields a favorable clinical effectiveness in the treatment of AVMC, and it can effectively promote cardiac function recovery, alleviate oxidative stress and inflammatory reactions, and bolster patients' QoL.

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Coenzyme Q10inflammatory reactionoxidative stresstrimetazidineviral myocarditis

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