Study | Sample size (n) | AMI index event type | Loading dose of L-carnitine | Oral maintenance dose of L-carnitine | Outcomes | Risk of Bias† | |
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L-carnitine treated | Control | ||||||
Davini 1992 | 81 | 79 | AMI | None | 4 g/day | Death | ◘◘◘ |
Iliceto 1995 | 233 | 239 | AMI | 9 g/day × 5 days (intravenous) | 6 g/day | Death, bypass surgery, heart failure, early postinfarction angina, ventricular arrhythmia | ◘◘○ |
Singh 1996 | 51 | 50 | 100% STEMI | None | 2 g/day | Death, heart failure, unstable angina, reinfarction | ◘◘○ |
Iyer 1999 | 23 | 23 | Anterior AMI | 6 g/day × 7 days (oral) | 3 g/day | Death | ◘◘◘ |
Tarantini 2006 | 1168 | 1161 | 100% STEMI | 9 g/day × 5 days (intravenous) | 4 g/day | Death | ○○○ |