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L-carnitine reduces plasma lipoprotein(a) levels in patients with hyper Lp(a).

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2000

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Cesare R. Sirtori, Laura Calabresi, Stefano Ferrara, Franco Pazzucconi, A Bondioli, Damiano Baldassarre, A Birreci, Angela Koverech
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Abstract

L-carnitine offers a potentially useful therapeutic agent for atherogenic conditions characterized by high Lp(a) levels, also in view of the excellent tolerability and essential lack of major side effects.