Ginkgo biloba (EGb 761): An anti-dementia drug with inflammation inhibiting and cardiovascular effects
G Siegel, P Schäfer, K Winkler, M Malmsten, E Ermilov · Zeitschrift für Phytotherapie · 2009 · Heft 08
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Background: The metabolic syndrome is associated with an increased risk of developing diabetes and cardio-cerebro-vascular diseases such as coronary artery disease, acute coronary syndrome, acute myocardial infarction, carotid artery disease, transitory ischemic attack, stroke, vascular and Alzheimer dementia. Since an increased frequency of echolucent carotid plaques is correlated with increasing levels of oxidized LDL (oxLDL), the latter being mainly responsible for atherosclerotic plaque development in general, we examined in a pilot study of 11 patients with metabolic syndrome whether atherosclerosis prophyl…