Carnitine Supplement May Improve Survival Rates of Children With Heart Defects

Carnitine is a compound which is found in the cell powerhouse. It helps transport fat and can be used for energy production.It can help with weight loss and chest pain, but new research shows us that it can also help with curing blood vessel dysfunctions which have to do heart defects. This can also normalize dysfunctions which may occur after a surgery. Doctors have found carnitine to be extremely helpful. They learned that carnitine actually speeds up recovery and can even prevent damage. They used a model of a lamb to prove this.
When heart defects in  childern occur, the misdirection of blood flow also takes place. The blood normally passes the lungs when the when the placenta provides blood and oxygen for the baby. When a baby first takes breath, the lungs and blood vessels are expanded. This activates the lining of vessels and pressure reduces quickly. Heart defects cause the blood to flow three times greater then normal, and can be unrepairable.
New studies are now able to say that dysfunctions are finally repairable! With high daily doses of carnitine in the first four weeks of life, doctors can save the lives of many infants. Dysfunctions in the heart can be normalized. The chemical activity it creates allows blood vessel dilation to come to a healthy state.

NOS Themes:
Science is collaborative - to gather these results, scientists worked together to gain reliable data
Science is experimental - scientists began by experimenting carnitine on lambs first and discovered it indeed does work
Science is repeatable - scientists were able to repeat this experiment on many lambs and it showed positive results

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