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. 2016 Aug 24;18(11):e23871.
doi: 10.5812/ircmj.23871. eCollection 2016 Nov.

Does Garlic Supplementation Control Blood Pressure in Patients with Severe Coronary Artery Disease? A Clinical Trial Study

Marjan Mahdavi-Roshan  1 , Javad Nasrollahzadeh  1 , Ali Mohammad Zadeh  2 , Ali Zahedmehr  3
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Does Garlic Supplementation Control Blood Pressure in Patients with Severe Coronary Artery Disease? A Clinical Trial Study

Marjan Mahdavi-Roshan et al. Iran Red Crescent Med J. .

Abstract

Background: Hypertension is one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular morbidities, including coronary artery disease (CAD).

Objectives: With interest on the important role of hypertension in the progression of CAD, this study was designed to estimate the effect of garlic powder tablets on the blood pressure (BP) in patients with severe CAD.

Methods: A randomized, placebo-controlled, clinical trial was conducted on 56 CAD patients, aged 25 - 75 years old. The patients were randomly divided into two groups: Galois groups (n = 27), receiving garlic powder tablet (400 mg garlic) twice daily and the placebo groups (n = 29), receiving placebo for 3 months. The BP was assessed at baseline and at the end of the study.

Results: During the 3 months study, in the placebo group, systolic BP (SBP) increased with 6.3 mmHg and diastolic BP (DBP) increased with 4.6 mmHg, changes which were significant. After the 3 months, the effect of garlic on SBP, after adjusting for baseline value, was significant, and this effect was more significant in hypertensive patients. Plasma lipids and lipoproteins did not change significantly in either the garlic or placebo groups, during the study. Tolerability, compliance and acceptability were high in all patients.

Conclusions: These results demonstrate that treatment with garlic-based drugs can be an effective treatment for controlling BP in CAD patients and has no interaction with other drugs that CAD patients take. Therefore, it may be considered as a safe adjunct treatment for this group of patients.

Keywords: Coronary Artery Disease; Diastolic Pressure; Garlic; Hypertension; Systolic Pressure.

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