Influence of timing of Levosimendan administration on outcomes in cardiac surgery

Influence of timing of Levosimendan administration on outcomes in cardiac surgery

PurposeThough a subgroup analysis has shown improved survival for patients suffering severely reduced ventricular function undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting, RCTs were not able to demonstrate overall beneficial effects of perioperative Levosimendan in cardiac surgery. This might be due to L...

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Main Authors: Fridtjof Schiefenhövel, Christian Berger, Liubov Penkova, Herko Grubitzsch, Bernhard Haller, Alexander Meyer, Matthias Heringlake, Michael Sander, Joachim M. Erb, Felix Balzer, Sascha Treskatsch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
Levosimendan
cardiac surgery
high-risk patients
low cardiac output syndrome
mortality
outcome
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1213696/full

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