Red Yeast Rice

LDL ↓20-35%

Total cholesterol ↓13-25%

LDL/TC -20-35%

Events/death -30-50%

Function/inflammation improved

LDL/FMD: -22%

Inflammation/stiffness: -12%

Vascular events: -51%

LDL/CRP ↓20-30%

Inflammatory markers ↓

Lipids ↓; FMD +3%

Blood pressure/stiffness ↓

LDL −21–41%

Triglycerides −12–32%

CHD events −51%

Mortality −44%

LDL/inflammation −26–47%

Heart events/death −44–64%

Fatigue/activities unchanged

Cholesterol lowering (-49 mg/dL)

Insulin/glucose improvement

Blood pressure drop (-10 mmHg)

BP ↓5-10 mmHg

LDL ↓22-24%

OxLDL −20%, MDA ↔

LDL −24%, BP −10

Weight -5.5%

Triglycerides -29%

LDL, CRP, ET-1 −26–47%

Exercise tolerance improved

LDL/CRP/ET-1 ↓

Exercise tolerance ↑