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Levosimendan improves cardiac function and myocardial efficiency in rats with right ventricular failure

Levosimendan is an inotropic and vasodilator drug, which is known to improve cardiac function in animal models of right ventricular (RV) failure. The effects of levosimendan on oxygen consumption and myocardial efficiency in the failing RV is unknown. We investigated the effects of levosimendan on R...

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Autores principales: Hansen, Mona S., Andersen, Asger, Tolbod, Lars P., Hansson, Nils H., Nielsen, Roni, Vonk-Noordegraaf, Anton, Nielsen-Kudsk, Jens Erik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5731719/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29099675
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2045893217743122