L-carnitine Improved the Cardiac Function via the Effect on Myocardial Fatty Acid Metabolism in a Hemodialysis Patient.
Intern Med
; 57(24): 3593-3596, 2018 Dec 15.
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ABSTRACT
Patients on hemodialysis often have carnitine deficiency. We herein report a woman who experienced the dramatic improvement of cardiac dysfunction after intravenous L-carnitine administration. We also investigated the myocardial fatty acid metabolism using 123I-labeled ß-methyl-p-iodophenyl-pentadecanoic acid (BMIPP) single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) before and after L-carnitine therapy, and the impaired metabolism was ameliorated. Taken together, these findings indicate that L-carnitine therapy improved cardiac dysfunction via the amelioration of the abnormal myocardial fatty acid metabolism, at least in part.
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Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Carnitina
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Diálise Renal
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Hiperamonemia
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Ácidos Graxos
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Doenças Musculares
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Cardiomiopatias
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Miocárdio
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Intern Med
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA INTERNA
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão