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Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Evidence-Based Supplement Research

L-Carnitine and Improved Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain

Doses used in studies

mg/kg/day: 50 (median 50, IQR 50–50) — 1 study

Time to effect

Median: 4.3 weeks · IQR 4.3 weeks–4.3 weeks · Range 4.3 weeks–4.3 weeks — Reported in 1 of 1 study

1 of 1 paper

L-carnitine decreases myocardial injury in children undergoing open-heart surgery: A randomized controlled trial.
- 2024-04-03
- RCT · n = 60
- European journal of pediatrics 183(6)
- - Wael El Feky
  - Dalia El-Afify
  - Dina Abdelhai
  - Mohamed Elkashlan
  - Ahmed Fakhreldin
  - Doaa El Amrousy
- PubMed: 38568244
- DOI: 10.1007/s00431-024-05534-2
8 Insights on
- Improved Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain
- High evidence
- Clinical
post-operative LVEF and 2D-LVGLS were significantly lower in the control group compared to L-carnitine group.
Effect
Beneficial
Effect size
Moderate
Significant
Yes
Dose
50 mg/kg/day once daily for 1 month before cardiac surgery