Effects of levosimendan on left atrial functions in patients with ischemic heart failure

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 607-613

  Duygu, Hamza ^a   Nalbantgil, Sanem ^a   Ozerkan, Filiz ^a   Zoghi, Mehdi ^a   Akilli, Azem ^a   Erturk, Umit ^a   Akin, Mustafa ^a   Nazli, Cem ^b   Ergene, Oktay ^b  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dobutamine; Left atrial function; Levosimendan

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE; LEVOSIMENDAN;

A WAVE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING PRESSURE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; ISCHEMIC HEART FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; DOBUTAMINE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; HYDRAZONES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PYRIDAZINES; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR PRESSURE;

EID: 58149098652     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.20332     Document Type: Article

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