Preconditioning with levosimendan reduces postoperative low cardiac output in moderate-severe systolic dysfunction patients who will undergo elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a cost-effective strategy

Preconditioning with levosimendan reduces postoperative low cardiac output in moderate-severe systolic dysfunction patients who will undergo elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a cost-effective strategy

Abstract Background Patients with moderate-severe systolic dysfunction undergoing coronary artery bypass graft have a higher incidence of postoperative low cardiac output. Preconditioning with levosimendan may be a useful strategy to prevent this complication. In this context, design cost-effective...

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Main Authors: Juan José Jiménez-Rivera, Andrea Álvarez-Castillo, Jorge Ferrer-Rodríguez, José Luis Iribarren-Sarrías, Martín Jesús García-González, Pablo Jorge-Pérez, Juan Lacalzada-Almeida, Rosalía Pérez-Hernández, Javier Montoto-López, Rafael Martínez-Sanz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Cost-effectiveness
Preconditioning
Levosimendan
Cardiac surgery
Low cardiac output
Coronary artery bypass graft
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-020-01140-z

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