Open AccessChanges in self-reported physical activity and health-related quality of life following 3-month astaxanthin supplementation in patients with heart failure: results from a pilot study
Author(s) -
Sayaki Ishiwata,
Takao Kato,
Takatoshi Kasai,
Aki-Hiro Sato,
Shoichiro Yatsu,
Hiroki Matsumoto,
Jun Shitara,
Azusa Murata,
Megumi Shimizu,
Shoko Suda,
Yuya Matsue,
Ryo Naito,
Masaru Hiki,
Hiroyuki Daida
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of palliative medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2224-5839
pISSN - 2224-5820
DOI - 10.21037/apm-20-1378
Subject(s) - interquartile range , medicine , heart failure , quality of life (healthcare) , astaxanthin , heart rate , cardiology , physical therapy , blood pressure , food science , chemistry , nursing , carotenoid
Astaxanthin has a strong antioxidant effect. We recently demonstrated that following 3-month astaxanthin supplementation, cardiac contractility and exercise tolerance improved, possibly through the suppression of oxidative stress in a small pilot study involving patients with heart failure with left ventricular systolic dysfunction. This is a sub-study of our pilot study to investigate whether improvements of selfreported physical activity and health-related quality of life were observed following 3-month astaxanthin supplementation.
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