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The aim of this metabolomics-based study was to investigate the association of serum acylcarnitine levels with coronary artery disease (CAD) severity, as assessed via SYNTAX Score. Within the context of the prospective CorLipid trial (NCT04580173), the levels of 13 circulating acylcarnitines were accurately determined through a newly developed HILIC-MS\/MS method in 958 patients undergoing coronary angiography in the AHEPA University Hospital of Thessaloniki, Greece. Patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome had significantly lower median acylcarnitine C8, C10, C16, C18:1 and C18:2 values, compared to patients with chronic coronary syndrome (p = 0.012, 0.007, 0.018, 0.011 and &lt;0.001, respectively). Among CAD subgroups, median C5 levels were significantly decreased in unstable angina compared to STEMI (p = 0.026), while median C10, C16, C18:1 and C18:2 levels were higher in stable angina compared to STEMI (p = 0.019 p = 0.012, p = 0.013 and p &lt; 0.001, respectively). Moreover, median C2, C3, C4 and C8 levels were significantly elevated in patients with diabetes mellitus (p &lt; 0.001, &lt;0.001, 0.029 and 0.011, respectively). Moreover, short-chain acylcarnitine C2, C4, C5 and C6 levels were elevated in patients with heavier calcification and lower left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) % (all p-values less than 0.05). With regard to CAD severity, median C4 and C5 levels were elevated and C16 and C18:2 levels were reduced in the high CAD complexity group with SYNTAX Score &gt; 22 (p = 0.002, 0.024, 0.044 and 0.012, respectively), indicating a potential prognostic capability of those metabolites and of the ratio C4\/C18:2 for the prediction of CAD severity. 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