There are no studies specifically examining the effects of coenzyme Q (CoQ) treatment on echocardiographic indices of diastolic function in elderly patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF). In previous studies the only echocardiographic parameters studied were ejection fraction (EF) and chamber size. The objective of the proposed current study is to examine the effect of 16 weeks of ubiquinol therapy on diastolic function assessed by echocardiography in patients over the age of 50 with a clinical diagnosis of HFPEF. Ubiquinol (Kaneka Pharma), the reduced form of CoQ will be utilized for this study as it has been shown to have superior bioavailability when compared to oxidized CoQ.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
60
Ubiquinol three times daily
Sugar pill three times daily
Change in diastolic function as assessed by mitral valve inflow and tissue Doppler velocities on echocardiography
Time frame: 4 months
NT-pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) serum levels (pg/ml)
Time frame: 4 months
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