Antiastenic effect of sequential levocarnitine and acetylcarnitine therapy in patients with cardiovascular diseases

Statsenko M.E.; Turkina S.V.

doi:https://doi.org/10.17116/jnevro202212212195

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OBJECTIVE

Evaluation of the antiasthenic effect of sequential therapy with levocarnitine (LC) and acetylcarnitine (ALC) in patients with arterial hypertension and/or ischemic heart disease (CHD) with asthenic syndrome (AS).

MATERIAL AND METHODS

An open comparative study included 120 patients aged 54—67 years in patients with arterial hypertension and/or coronary artery disease with AS. Patients of group1 (n=60), in addition to basic therapy for the underlying disease, received LC (Elcar solution for intravenous and intramuscular injection of 100 mg/ml, the company PIQ-PHARMA) intravenously for 10 days at a dose of 1000 mg/day, followed by a transition to oral administration of ALC (Carnicetine, the company PIQ-PHARMA) 500 mg (2 capsules) 2 times a day for 2 months. Group2 patients (n=60) received only basic therapy for major diseases. The duration of observation was 70 days. The severity of AS was assessed using the MFI-20 questionnaire (MultidiMensional Fatigue Inventory) and the visual analog scale VAS-A (Visual Analog Scale Measuring fatigue).

RESULTS

In patients of group1, a statistically significant decrease in various manifestations of AS was noted. The differences were significant both in comparison with the baseline level and in comparison with the 2nd group. The endothelium-protective effect of LC and ALC has been established.

CONCLUSION

The results obtained indicate that in such comorbid patients, the use of LC and ALC reduces the severity of AS manifestations, and the established endotheliotropic properties of the drugs allow them to be recommended as part of the complex personalized therapy of patients with cardiovascular diseases.

Keywords:

cardiovascular diseases

moderate cognitive deficit

levocarnitine

acetylcarnitine

Elcar

Carnicetine

endothelial dysfunction

Authors:

Statsenko M.E.

Volgograd State Medical University

ORCID: 0000-0002-3306-0312

Turkina S.V.

Volgograd State Medical University

Received:

27.10.2022

Accepted:

21.11.2022

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