Academic Journal of Second Military Medical University 2001;22(2):173-175

Clinical study of L-carnitine improving heart function in pat ients with congestive heart failure

Renfu YIN ; Yongmei WANG ; Jinming CHEN ; Zonggui WU ; Changlin MEI ; Shuhua GU ; Chun ZHANG

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Objective: To observe the effect of L-carniti ne (L-CN) in the treatment of congestive heart failure (CHF). Meth ods: Fifty-six cases of chronic CHF randomly received routine treatment (Digitalis, diuretics, vasodilator, ACEI or βblocker) or L-CN (3.0 g/d ,V D×10 d) with routine therapy. Results: The treatment efficiency of L-CN group and control group were 89.3% and 60.7% (P<0.01), respect ively. No adverse reactions related to the drug were observed. Conclusio n: L-CN with routine therapy might be a safe way to the treat CHF.