Serum Carnitine in Patients on Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD)

Abstract

Serum carnitine and serum triglycerides were measured in 45 patients on CAPD and in 14 healthy controls. There was no significant difference between the mean carnitine levels in the two groups. Furthermore, there was no correlation between serum carnitine and serum triglycerides. Our data cast some doubt on the role of carnitine in the development of hypertriglyceridemia in patients on CAPD and on the need for carnitine supplementation in these patients.