Levosimendan in cardiac surgery
Authors:
MUDr. Petr Pavlík
Authors‘ workplace:
Centrum kardiovaskulární a transplantační chirurgie, Brno
petr. pavlik@cktch. cz
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Kardiol Rev Int Med 2013, 15(1): 59-61
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Overview
Levosimendan in cardiac surgery. The calcium-sensitizing agent Levosimendan presents a therapeutic option in the treatement of heart failure of different ethiology. Inotropic properties of levosimendan are similar as those of commonly used catecholamines, its haemodynamic effects are superior and prolonged without severe side effects. Because of its elevated price many effort was done to identify patients susceptible to benefit of its administration. The cardiosurgical patient and cardiosurgical procedures are likely to be complicated by cardiac failure. Using data of literature we try to present rational indications of levosimendan in cardiac surgery.
Keywords:
heart failure – levosimendan – inotropic agents – cardiac surgery
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