TY - JOUR
T1 - Intracoronary Infusion of Levosimendan to Treat Postpericardiotomy Heart Failure
AU - Caimmi, Philippe Primo
AU - Grossini, Elena
AU - Molinari, Claudio
AU - Vacca, Giovanni
AU - Teodori, Giovanni
PY - 2006/11
Y1 - 2006/11
N2 - Systemic hypotension limits the intravenous use of levosimendan, particularly in coronary disease. Published reports show that the intracoronary administration of levosimendan in animal models causes an increase of coronary blood flow without systemic hypotension. In this case report, the intracoronary administration of levosimendan bolus in a 74-year-old man with postpericardiotomy heart failure elicited beneficial cardiac effects, increasing both systolic and diastolic functions and blood flow in all of the grafts. No changes of heart rate and systemic arterial blood pressure were observed.
AB - Systemic hypotension limits the intravenous use of levosimendan, particularly in coronary disease. Published reports show that the intracoronary administration of levosimendan in animal models causes an increase of coronary blood flow without systemic hypotension. In this case report, the intracoronary administration of levosimendan bolus in a 74-year-old man with postpericardiotomy heart failure elicited beneficial cardiac effects, increasing both systolic and diastolic functions and blood flow in all of the grafts. No changes of heart rate and systemic arterial blood pressure were observed.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.06.051
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.06.051
M3 - Article
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 82
SP - e33-e34
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 5
ER -