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J Am Vet Med Assoc
; 198(4): 647-50, 1991 Feb 15.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2019534
RESUMO
Dilated cardiomyopathy in a family of dogs was found to be associated with decreased myocardial L-carnitine concentrations, when compared with those in control dogs. In 2 affected dogs, treatment with high doses of L-carnitine was associated with increased myocardial L-carnitine concentration and greatly improved health and myocardial function. Withdrawal of L-carnitine supplementation from these dogs resulted in development of myocardial dysfunction and clinical signs of dilated cardiomyopathy.