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01-02-2004 | Poster presentation

Hemodynamic effects of the new calcium sensitiser levosimendan in cardiosurgical ICU patients

Authors: C Iasonidou, T Karakasis, G Vasiliadou, M Rizou, F Ambatzidou, N Kapravelos

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2004

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The aim of the study was to determine the hemodynamics and clinical effects of levosimendan (LS) in cardiosurgical patients. LS enhances the contractile function of stunned myocardium without increasing concetrations of intracellular calcium and myocardial oxygen consumption. …

Title: Hemodynamic effects of the new calcium sensitiser levosimendan in cardiosurgical ICU patients
Authors: C Iasonidou
T Karakasis
G Vasiliadou
M Rizou
F Ambatzidou
N Kapravelos
Publication date: 01-02-2004
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2004
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc2553

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