Cardiovascular diseases affect the heart and blood vessels (arteries, veins, and capillaries) and can be of various types, with the most concerning being coronary artery disease (heart arteries) and cerebrovascular disease (brain arteries). Most are caused by atherosclerosis, which is the buildup of fat and calcium plaques inside the arteries that hinder blood circulation to organs and can even block it entirely. When atherosclerosis occurs in the coronary arteries, it can cause symptoms and conditions such as angina pectoris or lead to a myocardial infarction. When it develops in the brain arteries, it can cause symptoms like memory changes, dizziness, or lead to a stroke, making these conditions one of the leading causes of death in Portugal!

How to prevent Cardiovascular Diseases?
Controlling risk factors is the best way to prevent cardiovascular diseases, and these can be divided into two categories: modifiable risk factors and non-modifiable risk factors. Modifiable factors include conditions such as Hyperlipidemias and Hypertension.

Hypertension is a multifactorial clinical condition characterized by elevated blood pressure levels. It is also the primary risk factor for functional and/or structural changes in target organs and metabolic alterations, leading to an increased risk of fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events. Signs and symptoms include headaches, chest pain, tinnitus, dizziness, among others. Prevention is very important, as a healthy lifestyle is crucial for managing this condition.

CARDIO TENSOR COMPLEX by Sovex is a formula that combines a variety of plants, vitamins, and minerals that work synergistically to provide a hypotensive and cardiotonic effect. It is composed of different active ingredients that work in synergy.

CARDIO TENSOR COMPLEX is composed of:

HAWTHORN (Crataegus oxyacantha): Hawthorn, also known as Crataegus laevigata or Crataegus oxyacantha, is a plant from the Rosaceae family. Its composition includes flavonoids (hyperoside and vitexin), glycosides, proanthocyanidins, and epicatechin, saponins, tannins, oleic acid. It is a cardiotonic plant, traditionally used for Hypertension, Heart Failure, Tachycardia, and Anxiety. It increases cardiac contractility, improves blood flow and myocardial nutrition. It contributes to increasing the permeability of the membrane of heart muscle cells for calcium, and inhibits phosphodiesterase with an increase in intracellular cyclic AMP. It regulates blood pressure due to its vasodilatory hypotensive effect, and sedates the sympathetic nervous system.

PASSIONFLOWER (Passiflora incarnata L.): Passionflower is a plant from the Passifloraceae family and has a sedative/anxiolytic effect due to its phytochemical constituents:

• Alkaloids: These are beta-carbolines, derivatives of serotonin and tryptophan. They are monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors and have an agonist effect on GABA and benzodiazepine receptors.
• Saparins: A substance that acts on the CNS, aiding neurotransmitters and providing a sense of relaxation.
  With its antidepressant effect on the central nervous system and muscle relaxant properties, it can reduce hypertension when its increase is caused by anxiety and stress.

HORSETAIL (Equisetum arvense L.): Horsetail is a plant from the Equisetaceae family, mainly used for its diuretic, anti-inflammatory, remineralizing, hypotensive, and antioxidant properties, with the hypotensive effect attributed to tannins. As a diuretic, it works by increasing urine excretion from the body, as well as the amount of sodium in the urine, which in excess can cause hypertension.

OLIVE TREE (Olea europaea L.): The Olive Tree is a plant from the Oleaceae family, with its leaves containing iridoids (oleuropeoside) derived from choline, flavonoids derived from luteol and olivol, and saponosides. Pharmacologically, oleuropeoside and choline derivatives have a hypotensive effect due to their peripheral vasodilatory action.

MAGNESIUM: Plays an important role in transmitting nerve impulses to muscles, and is therefore crucial for muscle contraction and relaxation, supporting proper cardiovascular function.

VITAMIN E: It is an excellent antioxidant, which means it prevents oxidative processes in the body. It plays an important role in cellular respiration of all muscles, especially the heart.

RUTIN: Rutin is a flavonoid whose anti-inflammatory effect results from the inhibition of key enzymes involved in the inflammatory process and cellular signaling pathways, such as cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase, protein kinase C, and phosphoinositide 3-kinase. The inflammatory response involves increased permeability of blood vessels.

VITAMIN B1: Also known as thiamine, it contributes to the normal functioning of the heart.

CARDIO TENSOR COMPLEX therefore exerts a regulatory function on blood pressure and the proper functioning of the heart.