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(R)-carnitineFinding

(R)-carnitine decreases diastolic blood pressure (setting unspecified)

lowersVery limited evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“L-carnitine supplementation decreased DBP (-1.162 mmHg, 95% CI: -2.020, -0.303, p = 0.008) without changing SBP levels (-0.085 mmHg, 95% CI: -1.455, 1.285, p = 0.903).”
Quoted verbatim from Effects of L-carnitine supplementation on blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
This finding among the 78 findings on its endpoint

(R)-carnitine

Diastolic blood pressure (setting unspecified)

lowers

Who
Participants of ten randomized controlled trials, pooled analysis
Dose studied
not reported

Very limited evidencePMID 31481697 · 2019

02 · The study

Study
meta-analysis
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderate
  • limited
  • very limitedthis finding
  • insufficient

03 · The paper

Journal of human hypertension
What else it reported2 findings · 1 compound · 2 endpoints

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M701EBSK5QEYVZ7NWHTT2NQS