Background: Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction complicates advanced left ventricular (LV) heart failure (HF) and contributes to a poor prognosis. Levosimendan is a positive inotropic agent improving cardiac contractility without increasing myocardial oxygen consumption in HF.Aim: To evaluate the effect of levosimendan therapy on RV systolic function, by using derived tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) in patients with ischaemic HF.Methods: The study consisted of 30 patients with HF who were admitted to our hospital due to new onset of decompensated HF, having LV ejection fraction < 40%, with functional status class III–IV, according to the New York Heart Association (NYHA). TDI-derived systolic velocities of tricuspid annulus (isovolumic myoca...
BackgroundAnimal studies showed that levosimendan protects cardiomyocytes against apoptotic cell dea...
Background: The contribution of the left atrium (LA) to left ventricular (LV) function increases in ...
Acute heart failure (HF) and in particular, cardiogenic shock are associated with high morbidity and...
Background: Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction complicates advanced left ventricular (LV) heart fail...
WOS: 000252322200014PubMed ID: 17949428Objectives: Levosimendan is a novel positive inotropic calciu...
Background: Previous studies comparing levosimendan vs. dobutamine have revealed that levosimendan i...
Background: Levosimendan (L) is used in clinical practice for the treatment of severe heart failure ...
Levosimendan is an inodilator that improves myocardial contractility, thus increasing left ventricle...
Abstract BACKGROUND: Levosimendan (L) is used in clinical practice for the treatment of severe hear...
Calcium sensitizers also improve cardiac function by increasing the contraction of the myocardium wi...
Severe heart failure represents a major source of morbidity and mortality. Poor right ventricular fu...
none12noBackground: Levosimendan is a pyridazone-dinitrile derivative. Its primary action is to inc...
Introduction. Levosimendan is a novel positive inotropic agent which, improves myocardial contracti...
Heart failure (HF) represents a deadly epidemic that nowadays affects more than 2% of the general po...
Levosimendan improves clinical and hemodynamic parameters exerting an anti-inflammatory and antiapop...
BackgroundAnimal studies showed that levosimendan protects cardiomyocytes against apoptotic cell dea...
Background: The contribution of the left atrium (LA) to left ventricular (LV) function increases in ...
Acute heart failure (HF) and in particular, cardiogenic shock are associated with high morbidity and...
Background: Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction complicates advanced left ventricular (LV) heart fail...
WOS: 000252322200014PubMed ID: 17949428Objectives: Levosimendan is a novel positive inotropic calciu...
Background: Previous studies comparing levosimendan vs. dobutamine have revealed that levosimendan i...
Background: Levosimendan (L) is used in clinical practice for the treatment of severe heart failure ...
Levosimendan is an inodilator that improves myocardial contractility, thus increasing left ventricle...
Abstract BACKGROUND: Levosimendan (L) is used in clinical practice for the treatment of severe hear...
Calcium sensitizers also improve cardiac function by increasing the contraction of the myocardium wi...
Severe heart failure represents a major source of morbidity and mortality. Poor right ventricular fu...
none12noBackground: Levosimendan is a pyridazone-dinitrile derivative. Its primary action is to inc...
Introduction. Levosimendan is a novel positive inotropic agent which, improves myocardial contracti...
Heart failure (HF) represents a deadly epidemic that nowadays affects more than 2% of the general po...
Levosimendan improves clinical and hemodynamic parameters exerting an anti-inflammatory and antiapop...
BackgroundAnimal studies showed that levosimendan protects cardiomyocytes against apoptotic cell dea...
Background: The contribution of the left atrium (LA) to left ventricular (LV) function increases in ...
Acute heart failure (HF) and in particular, cardiogenic shock are associated with high morbidity and...