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Cardiomyopathy in Celiac Disease: Carnitine Behind?

1LMCVGN Research Laboratory; Setif-1 University, Algeria

2Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Setif, Setif-1 University, Algeria


International Journal of Celiac Disease. 2020, Vol. 8 No. 4, 124-125
DOI: 10.12691/ijcd-8-4-3
Copyright © 2020 Science and Education Publishing

Cite this paper:
Nada Boutrid, Hakim Rahmoune, Mounira Amrane. Cardiomyopathy in Celiac Disease: Carnitine Behind?. International Journal of Celiac Disease. 2020; 8(4):124-125. doi: 10.12691/ijcd-8-4-3.

Correspondence to: Hakim  Rahmoune, LMCVGN Research Laboratory; Setif-1 University, Algeria. Email: h.rahmoune@univ-setif.dz

Abstract

In Volume 8, Issue 2 of the International Journal of Celiac Disease, Shah et al. presented a peculiar celiac disease presenting as cardiomyopathy in an adult female. We would highlight the importance of carnitine deficiency in such cases, both at diagnosis as well as during follow up; carnitine being widely reported as a cause of cardiomyopathy in celiac and non-celiac population, and supplementing these patients by carnitine might reverse this heart dysfunction.

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