L-Arginine and Reduced Creatine Phosphokinase-MB Level

• L-arginine impact on inflammatory and cardiac markers in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

  • 2024-11-13
  • Meta-Analysis · n = 393
  • BMC cardiovascular disorders 24(1)
  • • Zahra Mohammadi
    • Mahdi Ravankhah
    • Mohammad Ahmadi
    • Omid Keshavarzian
    • Isaac Azari
    • Mozhan Abdollahi
    • Mehdi Rezaei
    • Hamed Akbari

  • PubMed: 39538180
  • DOI: 10.1186/s12872-024-04318-8

  5 Insights on

  • Reduced Creatine Phosphokinase-MB Level

  • High evidence
  • Clinical

  However, we found no considerable impact of L-arginine treatment on creatine phosphokinase-MB (CPK-MB), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), and troponin I compared to the placebo groups.

  Effect

  Neutral

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  No

  Dose

  administered as a supplement or through infusion during cardioplegia