Levosimendan in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
Levosimendan in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
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LEVO-CTS Investigators , Mehta, Rajendra H , Leimberger, Jeffrey D , van Diepen, Sean , Meza, James , Wang, Alice , Jankowich, Rachael , Harrison, Robert W , Hay, Douglas , Fremes, Stephen , Duncan, Andra , Soltesz, Edward G , Luber, John , Park, Soon , Argenziano, Michael , Murphy, Edward , Marcel, Randy , Kalavrouziotis, Dimitri , Nagpal, Dave , Bozinovski, John , Toller, Wolfgang , Heringlake, Matthias , Goodman, Shaun G , Levy, Jerrold H , Harrington, Robert A , Anstrom, Kevin J and Alexander, John H
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United States: Massachusetts Medical Society
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United States: Massachusetts Medical Society
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In this trial, 882 cardiac surgical patients with left ventricular dysfunction were assigned to levosimendan or placebo. There was no between-group difference in the rate of death, renal-replacement therapy, perioperative myocardial infarction, or mechanical cardiac assist device use.
Cardiac surgery with the use of cardiopulmonary bypass is a c...
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Levosimendan in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
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Author / Creator
Mehta, Rajendra H
Leimberger, Jeffrey D
van Diepen, Sean
Meza, James
Wang, Alice
Jankowich, Rachael
Harrison, Robert W
Hay, Douglas
Fremes, Stephen
Duncan, Andra
Soltesz, Edward G
Luber, John
Park, Soon
Argenziano, Michael
Murphy, Edward
Marcel, Randy
Kalavrouziotis, Dimitri
Nagpal, Dave
Bozinovski, John
Toller, Wolfgang
Heringlake, Matthias
Goodman, Shaun G
Levy, Jerrold H
Harrington, Robert A
Anstrom, Kevin J
Alexander, John H
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1879195813
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1879195813
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0028-4793
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1533-4406
DOI
10.1056/NEJMoa1616218
