The use of Levosimendan for myocardiopathy due to acute Chagas' disease

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 233-235

  de March Ronsoni, Rafael ^a   Feijó Jr , Rubens Vaz ^b,c   Melo, Luiz Henrique ^a,b   Schwingel, Fabiano Luis ^a,b   Filho, Wilson Jacob ^c   de Albernaz Muniz, Renata Zomer ^a   Weber, Sarah ^b   Moro, Adriana ^b  

^a Hospital Municipal São José   (Brazil)

^b Joinville College of Medicine   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acute Chagas' disease; Levosimendan; Myocarditis

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; BENZNIDAZOLE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DOBUTAMINE; LEVOSIMENDAN;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DIETARY INTAKE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MYOCARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUGARCANE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ACUTE DISEASE; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; HUMANS; HYDRAZONES; MYOCARDITIS; PYRIDAZINES;

EID: 67650766468     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.04.043     Document Type: Article

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