title: Does Garlic Supplementation Control Blood Pressure in Patients with Severe Coronary Artery Disease? A Clinical Trial Study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Hypertension is one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular morbidities, including coronary artery disease (CAD).
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Guilan Interventional Cardiovascular Research Center, Heshmat Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Marjan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mahdavi-Roshan
authors.affiliation: Department of Guilan Interventional Cardiovascular Research Center, Heshmat Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Javad
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nasrollahzadeh
authors.affiliation: Radiology Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohammad Zadeh
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Intervention Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zahedmehr
keywords: Coronary Artery Disease; Diastolic Pressure; Garlic; Hypertension; Systolic Pressure