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Preoperative optimization with levosimendan in heart failure patient undergoing thoracic surgery

INTRODUCTION: We present the case of a patient with dilatative cardiomyopathy waiting for heart transplantation with pleural effusion to be subjected to pleural biopsy, treated with preoperative infusion of levosimendan to improve heart performances. PRESENTATION OF CASE: A 56-year-old man (BMI 22,4...

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Autores principales: Nespoli, Moana Rossella, Rispoli, Marco, Mattiacci, Dario Maria, Esposito, Marianna, Corcione, Antonio, Curcio, Carlo, Buono, Salvatore
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4983642/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27518430
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2016.08.003