Effectiveness of prophylactic levosimendan in high-risk valve surgery patients

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Ersoy O., Boysan E., Unal E. U., Yay K., Yener U., Cicekcioglu F., ...Daha Fazla

CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA, cilt.24, sa.7, ss.260-264, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 7
• Basım Tarihi: 2013
• Doi Numarası: 10.5830/cvja-2013-047
• Dergi Adı: CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Sayfa Sayıları: ss.260-264
• Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
• Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Levosimendan has anti-ischaemic effects, improves myocardial contractility and increases systemic, pulmonary and coronary vasodilatation. These properties suggest potential advantages in high-risk cardiac valve surgery patients where cardioprotection would be valuable. The present study investigated the peri-operative haemodynamic effects of prophylactic levosimendan infusion in cardiac valve surgery patients with low ejection fraction and/or severe pulmonary arterial hypertension.