The short-term supplementation of monacolin K improves the lipid and metabolic patterns of hypertensive and hypercholesterolemic subjects at low cardiovascular risk. Mazza A 1, Schiavon L , Rigatelli G , Torin G , Montanaro F , Lenti S . Background – The clinical hypocholesterolemic effect of nutraceutical compounds (NCs) containing red yeast rice extracts providing a…