Treatment of chronic venous disease with flavonoids: Recommendations for treatment and further studies

Objectives: Avariety of studies have suggested that flavonoids are effective for the treatment of CVD. However, many questions remain about their mechanism of action and when, how, and for what signs and symptoms they should be used. Method: A panel of experts in CVD met in Budapest, Hungary in Dece...

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Main Authors: Rabe, E., Guex, J., Morrison, N., Ramelet, Anne-Sylvie, Schuller-Petrovic, S., Scuderi, A., Staelens, I., Pannie, F.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19993
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author Rabe, E.
Guex, J.
Morrison, N.
Ramelet, Anne-Sylvie
Schuller-Petrovic, S.
Scuderi, A.
Staelens, I.
Pannie, F.
author_facet Rabe, E.
Guex, J.
Morrison, N.
Ramelet, Anne-Sylvie
Schuller-Petrovic, S.
Scuderi, A.
Staelens, I.
Pannie, F.
author_sort Rabe, E.
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description Objectives: Avariety of studies have suggested that flavonoids are effective for the treatment of CVD. However, many questions remain about their mechanism of action and when, how, and for what signs and symptoms they should be used. Method: A panel of experts in CVD met in Budapest, Hungary in December 2011 to discuss the current state of knowledge of CVD and the role of flavonoids in its treatment. The discussion was based on a literature search in the current databases. The goals of this paper are recommendations for further studies on the use of flavonoids in the treatment of CVD. Results: There is good evidence to recommend the use of flavonoids in the treatment of CVD. However, because of the poor quality of some older clinical trials, inadequate reporting, and insufficient information, much work is still needed to firmly establish their clinical efficacy and to determine when and how they should be employed. In particular, long-term randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind studies are needed to establish the efficacy and safety of flavonoids. Additional studies are also needed to establish their mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, toxicity, and cost-effectiveness. Conclusions: Aside from good evidence for the use of flavonoids in CVD further studies are indicated to establish long term treatment in this indication.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-199932017-09-13T13:48:13Z Treatment of chronic venous disease with flavonoids: Recommendations for treatment and further studies Rabe, E. Guex, J. Morrison, N. Ramelet, Anne-Sylvie Schuller-Petrovic, S. Scuderi, A. Staelens, I. Pannie, F. Objectives: Avariety of studies have suggested that flavonoids are effective for the treatment of CVD. However, many questions remain about their mechanism of action and when, how, and for what signs and symptoms they should be used. Method: A panel of experts in CVD met in Budapest, Hungary in December 2011 to discuss the current state of knowledge of CVD and the role of flavonoids in its treatment. The discussion was based on a literature search in the current databases. The goals of this paper are recommendations for further studies on the use of flavonoids in the treatment of CVD. Results: There is good evidence to recommend the use of flavonoids in the treatment of CVD. However, because of the poor quality of some older clinical trials, inadequate reporting, and insufficient information, much work is still needed to firmly establish their clinical efficacy and to determine when and how they should be employed. In particular, long-term randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind studies are needed to establish the efficacy and safety of flavonoids. Additional studies are also needed to establish their mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, toxicity, and cost-effectiveness. Conclusions: Aside from good evidence for the use of flavonoids in CVD further studies are indicated to establish long term treatment in this indication. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19993 10.1177/0268355512471929 restricted
spellingShingle Rabe, E.
Guex, J.
Morrison, N.
Ramelet, Anne-Sylvie
Schuller-Petrovic, S.
Scuderi, A.
Staelens, I.
Pannie, F.
Treatment of chronic venous disease with flavonoids: Recommendations for treatment and further studies
title Treatment of chronic venous disease with flavonoids: Recommendations for treatment and further studies
title_full Treatment of chronic venous disease with flavonoids: Recommendations for treatment and further studies
title_fullStr Treatment of chronic venous disease with flavonoids: Recommendations for treatment and further studies
title_full_unstemmed Treatment of chronic venous disease with flavonoids: Recommendations for treatment and further studies
title_short Treatment of chronic venous disease with flavonoids: Recommendations for treatment and further studies
title_sort treatment of chronic venous disease with flavonoids: recommendations for treatment and further studies
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19993