Intracoronary Infusion of Levosimendan to Treat Postpericardiotomy Heart Failure

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Caimmi, Philippe Primo ^a   Grossini, Elena ^b   Molinari, Claudio ^b   Vacca, Giovanni ^b   Teodori, Giovanni ^a  

^a MAGGIORE DELLA CARITÀ HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE; LEVOSIMENDAN;

AGED; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; DIASTOLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART GRAFT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PERICARDIOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLE;

AGED; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY VESSELS; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; HYDRAZONES; INFUSIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; MALE; PERICARDIECTOMY; PYRIDAZINES;

EID: 33750072011     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.06.051     Document Type: Article

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