Epinephrine for acute decompensated heart failure and low output state: Friend or foe?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 384-385

  Morici, Nuccia ^a   Sacco, Alice ^a   Oliva, Fabrizio ^a   Ferrari, Stefano ^a   Paino, Roberto ^a   Milazzo, Filippo ^a   Frigerio, Maria ^a   Pirola, Roberto ^a   Klugmann, Silvio ^a   Mafrici, Antonio ^a  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Inotrope; Low output state

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DOBUTAMINE; LEVOSIMENDAN;

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; AORTA BALLOON; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; LETTER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 79958133108     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.03.006     Document Type: Article

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