Improvement in Doppler alternans in patients with severe heart failure: Levosimendan versus dobutamin

YILMAZ M. B., Karadas F., Erdem A., Tandogan I.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, cilt.125, sa.1, ss.104-106, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Kısa Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 125 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.12.079
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.104-106
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: levosimendan, mechanical alternans, Doppler alternans, MECHANICAL ALTERNANS
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Mechanical alternans, an ominous sign of terminal systolic heart failure, could be indirectly shown by Doppler analysis. On the other hand, Levosimendan, a novel agent, improves contractility in patients with HE We searched the effect of L versus dobutamin onto Doppler alternans in patients with systolic HE We found that Levosimendan improves beta-to-beat alteration in patients with systolic HF, demonstrated by pulsed Doppler compared to dobutamin. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.