Objective: This review focuses on the efficacy and safety of effective herbal medicines in the
management of hyperlipidemia in human. Methods: PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, Web …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) associates with excess cardiovascular morbidity and mortality,
resulting in significantly shortened lifespan. Traditional risk factors (eg dyslipidaemia and …

Background Red yeast rice (RYR) is a widely available dietary supplement used by millions
of patients as an alternative therapy for hyperlipidemia. It contains 14 active compounds …

Currently, no consensus has been reached regarding the management of hyperlipidemia in
patients who develop statin-associated myalgia (SAM). Many statin-intolerant patients use …

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Some nutraceuticals are prescribed as lipid-lowering
substances. However, doubts remain about their efficacy. We evaluated the effects of a …

Objective To evaluate the effect of Xuezhikang Capsule (血脂康胶囊) on the serum levels of
inflammatory factors such as tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in …

Chinese red yeast rice is a dietary supplement containing monacolins, unsaturated fatty
acids, and phytosterols capable of lowering low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. Few …

Objective. The primary endpoint in our study was to investigate the effect of a red yeast rice
(RYR) product on plasma lipids. Design. A randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled …

Coronary heart disease (CHD) remains a major source of morbidity and mortality. As the
epidemic of obesity, diabetes, and hypertension continues to grow among young adults, the …

Myopathy occurs in approximately 10% of statin-treated patients and is most commonly
manifested by myalgias with or without plasma creatine kinase (CK) elevations …