L-carnitine and its properties in the recovery period after myocardial infarction

Abstract

Myocardial infarction occupies in Ukraine, as well as all over the world, the leading place on morbidity and additional methods of its prevention and rehabilitation after it occupy an important place in the restoration of working capacity of the person. One of the important places in this process can take
L-carnitine, discovered in 1905, but it is still rarely used for the rehabilitation process, although it, according to the publications, can significantly accelerate recovery.
A review of current and previous experimental data and clinical observations on the use and efficacy of L-carnitine in rehabilitation after various cases of impaired cardiac muscle function has been the subject of an analysis. The rehabilitation process of the myocardium is significantly accelerated and recovery in the postoperative period with the use of L-carnitine supplementation can reduce the number and severity of complications after acute myocardial infarction (AMI).
Researchers recommend additional preclinical animal experiments and randomized clinical study to use of L-carnitine in AMI for accelerated recovery from myocardial infarction and to introduce it into official guidelines.