title: [Treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with a combination of carnitine and beta blockaders. Review of the literature. Description of a clinical case and long-term follow up].
abstract: In the past decade, strategies for managing heart failure have changed. The use of beta blockers, although still in the experimental stage, has proved effective in some cases. The protective action of beta-blocking agents against chronic catecholamine stimulation may be enhanced by the combination with L-carnitine. This substance plays an important and synergistic role 1) as an important source of energy due to fatty acid oxidation, and 2) by avoiding the accumulation of lipids in the myocardium. The successful follow-up of a case of dilated cardiomyopathy is critically reviewed. Treatment with the L-carnitine-propranolol combination restored cardiac function in a 52-year-old man with dilated cardiomyopathy: a 50% reduction in mitral EPSS (E Point Septal Separation), from 20 to 10 mm was obtained with the above mentioned therapy; as well as a decrease from 60 to 57 mm in diastolic diameter. Our experience suggests promising benefits in adopting beta blockers combined with L-carnitine therapy in myocardial failure secondary to dilated cardiomyopathy.
authors.affiliation: Sezione di Cardiologia e Unità Coronarica, USSL 44, Ospedale E. Agnelli Pinerolo, TO.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferro
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Crivello
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gianotti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Conti
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002331:Carnitine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D002331:Carnitine
vernacular_title: Trattamento della cardiomiopatia dilatativa con carnitina e beta-bloccanti in associazione. Revisione della letteratura. Descrizione di un caso clinico e follow-up a lungo termine.