Coenzyme Q10 has some suggested or considered benefits, either to a small or large degree, as a treatment for the following conditions:

High blood pressure (hypertension)
Alzheimer's disease
Angina (chest pain from clogged heart arteries)
Anthracycline chemotherapy heart toxicity
Breast cancer
Cardiomyopathy (dilated, hypertrophic)
Exercise performance
Friedreich's ataxia
Gum disease (periodontitis)
Heart attack (acute myocardial infarction)
Heart conditions (mitral valve prolapse in children)
Heart failure
Heart protection during surgery
HIV/AIDS
Increasing sperm count (idiopathic spermatozoa)
Kidney failure
Migraine
Mitochondrial diseases and Kearns-Sayre Syndrome
Muscular dystrophies
Parkinson's disease



CoQ10 has been tested for uses with regards to diabetes and Huntington's disease, but has not shown evidence of benefits, or has shown negative evidence.

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