L-Carnitine and Reduced Atherosclerosis Progression

• Role of L-carnitine in Cardiovascular Health: Literature Review.

  • 2024-09-26
  • Review
  • Cureus 16(9)
  • • Ramy Elantary
    • Samar Othman

  • PubMed: 39329040
  • DOI: 10.7759/cureus.70279

  5 Insights on

  • Reduced Atherosclerosis Progression

  • Low evidence

  One of the major concerns is that the intestinal metabolism of L-carnitine generates trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO), a compound that has been linked with faster atherosclerosis progression.

  Effect

  Harmful

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes