Carnitine levels in patients with chronic rheumatic heart disease

Narin F., Narin N., Andac H., Ergin A., Coskun A., Ustdal M., ...Daha Fazla

CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY, cilt.30, sa.8, ss.643-645, 1997 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 1997
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0009-9120(97)00122-7
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.643-645
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Carnitine, a small aminoacid derivative plays a major role in fatty acid oxidation. Myocardial carnitine deficiency may cause malfunction of the heart. Rheumatic valvular heart disease can be associated with myocardial dysfunction. We have investigated myocardial and plasma-free carnitine levels in patients with chronic rheumatic heart disease.