The anti-arrhythmic effect of L-carnitine in subjects with ischemic cardiopathy
Schiavoni, G.; Lucente, M.; Di Folca, A.; Alessandri, N.; Mongiardo, R.; Manzoli, U.
La Clinica Terapeutica 96(3): 263-270
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0009-9074 PMID: 7307446 Document Number: 174941
The antiarrhythmic effect of L-carnitine given at the dosage of three 500 mg tablets thrice daily in 2 groups of patients who were never treated with antiarrhythmic drugs. The 1st group (4 subjects) suffered from ventricular extrasystole arrhythmia without a history of past or present heart disease; the 2nd group (6 subjects) had ischemic heart disease. L-Carnitine exerted maximum antiarrhythmic activity in the ischemic subjects but the drug was practically ineffective in the treatment of functional arrhythmias.