Effects of milrinone for right ventricular failure after left ventricular assist device implantation

Heart and Vessels

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 69-71

  Stockhammer, E ^a   Tobon, A ^a   Miche, F ^a   Eser, P ^a   Scheuler, W ^b   Bauer, W ^b   Baumberger, M ^a   Muller W ^a   Kakebeeke, T H ^a   Knecht, H ^a   Zach G A ^a  

^a SWISS PARAPLEGIC RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

^b Lindenhofspital   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Left ventricular assist device; Phosphodiesterase inhibitor; Pulmonary hypertension; Right ventricular failure

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; CATECHOLAMINE; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; INOTROPIC AGENT; MILRINONE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILRINONE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 0036156179     PISSN: 09108327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s380-002-8320-z     Document Type: Article

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4. Comparative study of cardiovascular profiles of milrinone and amrinone by use of isolated, blood-perfused dog heart preparations
5. Milrinone improves pulmonary hemodynamics and right ventricular failure function in chronic pulmonary hypertension
6. Effects of variable dose milrinone in patients with low cardiac output after cardiac surgery
7. Differential function of the right ventricle during the use of a left ventricular assistance