Since its discovery in the late 1950’s Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) has
received much attention as a necessary compound for proper cellular
function. It is the essential coenzyme necessary for the production
of ATP (adenosine triphosphate) upon which all cellular functions
depend. Without ATP our bodies cannot function properly. Without
CoQ10, ATP cannot function. This connection has made CoQ10 a very
important object of study in relation to chronic disease. In many
cases the presence of chronic disease is associated with inadequate
levels of CoQ10. But no area of study has received more attention
than the relation between CoQ10 and heart disease. That is because
CoQ10 is believed to be of fundamental importance in cells with high
metabolic demands such as cardiac cells. A further reason the
connection of heart disease and CoQ10 has gained so much attention
is because heart conditions of many kinds are associated with
chronically low CoQ10 levels.
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