Abstract:

The World Health Organization reported in 2015 that cardiovascular disease was a leading cause of death
worldwide. The number of death from cardiovascular diseases is increasing year by year. A large number of literature
reported that tea polyphenols have a good preventive effect on cardiovascular diseases, such as atherosclerosis, arrhythmia
and myocardial ischemia reperfusion. The aim of this article is to review the health benefits of tea polyphenols against
cardiovascular diseases and to outline the molecular mechanisms involved in cardioprotection of tea polyphenols.
Additionally, it also describes the current status of research on tea polyphenols in China for the purpose of providing an
outlook to the application prospects of polyphenols.

Key words: chronic diseases, cardiovascular disease, tea polyphenols, mechanism