The Perioperative Use of Levosimendan as a Means of Optimizing the Surgical Outcome in Patients with Severe Heart Insufficiency Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

The Perioperative Use of Levosimendan as a Means of Optimizing the Surgical Outcome in Patients with Severe Heart Insufficiency Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

Background: Postoperative myocardial dysfunction following cardiac surgery is a relatively common occurrence. Levosimendan, a calcium sensitizer and inotropic drug, has shown potential in improving outcomes for patients with low preoperative ejection fraction (EF) and myocardial dysfunction after ca...

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Main Authors: Vasileios Leivaditis, Konstantinos Grapatsas, Anastasia Papaporfyriou, Michail Galanis, Efstratios Koletsis, Nikolaos Charokopos, Erich Haussmann, Vladislav Kaplunov, Athanasios Papatriantafyllou, Manfred Dahm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-08-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease
Subjects:
levosimendan
heart failure
cardiac surgery
myocardial injury
angina pectoris
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2308-3425/10/8/332

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