Effects of levosimendan versus dobutamine on left ventricular diastolic function in patients with cardiogenic shock after primary angioplasty

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 214-217

  Dominguez Rodriguez, Alberto ^a   Samimi Fard, Sima ^a   Garcia Gonzalez, Martin J ^a   Abreu Gonzalez, Pedro ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cardiogenic shock; Dobutamine; Left ventricular diastolic function; Levosimendan; ST segment elevation myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIGITALIS; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DOBUTAMINE; FUROSEMIDE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; LEVOSIMENDAN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; DIASTOLE; DOBUTAMINE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDRAZONES; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PYRIDAZINES; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 47749135245     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.05.018     Document Type: Article

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