Application of L-carnitine treatment of senile efficacy of refractory heart failure.docVIP

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 7 Application of L-carnitine treatment of senile efficacy of refractory heart failure [Abstract] Objective To observe the L-carnitine in elderly patients with refractory heart failure in clinical efficacy. Methods 60 hospitalized patients were randomly divided into L-carnitine group and routine treatment group before and after treatment groups of clinical observation symptoms, cardiac function indexes change after treatment. Results of L-carnitine group of clinical symptoms and signs improved significantly, with a total effective rate was 95%; L-carnitine improvement of cardiac function indexes were significantly better than conventional treatment group (P lt;0.05). Conclusion L-carnitine is an effective treatment of heart failure drug refractory heart failure in the elderly is effective treatment, should be widely applied. [Keywords:] Heart failure; congestive; L-carnitine; ejection fraction Chronic heart failure is a complex clinical syndrome, a serious stage for a variety of heart disease, its incidence, clinical symptoms of the 5-year survival and cancer is similar. The incidence of heart failure continues to grow, is becoming the 21 century the most important cardiovascular disease [1]. chronic heart failure is 65 years old group the most common cause of hospitalization one. chronic congestive heart failure patients longer course, was going through the comprehensive treatment of drug, but still attack or persists, and even some deterioration, at this time is called refractory heart failure. and the elderly, with increasing age, the presence of a variety of complications, disease complicated with refractory heart failure is the main crowd. refractory heart failure treatment of senile cardiovascular doctor has become a major problem facing. At present there are drug treatment of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI), β-receptor blockers, inotropic drugs, diuretic agents and vasodilator agent. People have gradually real