Effectiveness of prophylactic levosimendan in patients with impaired left ventricular function undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: a randomized pilot study

CONCLUSIONS
This pilot study shows that prophylactic levosimendan infusion is safe and effective in increasing the LVEF postoperatively in patients with impaired cardiac function undergoing coronary surgery. This finding may be translated to ‘optimizing’ patients' status before surgery.

Source: Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery - October 25, 2016 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Anastasiadis, K., Antonitsis, P., Vranis, K., Kleontas, A., Asteriou, C., Grosomanidis, V., Tossios, P., Argiriadou, H. Tags: Molecular biology, History Adult Cardiac Source Type: research