TY - JOUR
T1 - Metabolic treatment with L-carnitine in acute anterior ST segment elevation myocardial infarction
T2 - A randomized controlled trial
AU - Tarantini, Giuseppe
AU - Scrutinio, Domenico
AU - Bruzzi, Paolo
AU - Boni, Luca
AU - Rizzon, Paolo
AU - Iliceto, Sabino
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Background: Administration of L-carnitine in patients with anterior acute myocardial infarction (AMI) prevents left ventricular remodeling. Current study was aimed to assess the effect of L-carnitine administration on mortality and heart failure in patients with anterior AMI. Methods: CEDIM 2 trial was a randomized, double-blind, multicenter, placebo-controlled trial planned to enroll 4,000 patients with acute anterior AMI. The trial was interrupted after the enrolment of 2,330 patients because of the lower than expected enrolment rate. The primary end point was a composite of death and heart failure at 6 months; 5-day mortality was the secondary end point. Results: During the 6-month follow-up, the primary end-point was not significantly different between the L-carnitine and placebo group (9.2 vs. 10.5%, p = 0.27). A reduction in mortality was seen in the L-carnitine arm on day 5 (secondary end-point) from randomization (HR = 0.61, 95% CI 0.37-0.98, p = 0.041). Conclusions: In CEDIM 2 trial L-carnitine therapy led to a reduction in early mortality (secondary end-point) without affecting the risk of death and heart failure at 6 months in patients with anterior AMI, leading to a non-significant finding with respect to the primary end-point.
AB - Background: Administration of L-carnitine in patients with anterior acute myocardial infarction (AMI) prevents left ventricular remodeling. Current study was aimed to assess the effect of L-carnitine administration on mortality and heart failure in patients with anterior AMI. Methods: CEDIM 2 trial was a randomized, double-blind, multicenter, placebo-controlled trial planned to enroll 4,000 patients with acute anterior AMI. The trial was interrupted after the enrolment of 2,330 patients because of the lower than expected enrolment rate. The primary end point was a composite of death and heart failure at 6 months; 5-day mortality was the secondary end point. Results: During the 6-month follow-up, the primary end-point was not significantly different between the L-carnitine and placebo group (9.2 vs. 10.5%, p = 0.27). A reduction in mortality was seen in the L-carnitine arm on day 5 (secondary end-point) from randomization (HR = 0.61, 95% CI 0.37-0.98, p = 0.041). Conclusions: In CEDIM 2 trial L-carnitine therapy led to a reduction in early mortality (secondary end-point) without affecting the risk of death and heart failure at 6 months in patients with anterior AMI, leading to a non-significant finding with respect to the primary end-point.
KW - Acute myocardial infarction
KW - Myocardial infarction, treatment
KW - Pharmacology, cardiovascular
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U2 - 10.1159/000093131
DO - 10.1159/000093131
M3 - Article
C2 - 16685128
AN - SCOPUS:33751098827
VL - 106
SP - 215
EP - 223
JO - Cardiology
JF - Cardiology
SN - 0008-6312
IS - 4
ER -