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simendan and Left Ventricular Dysfunction

simendan has been researched along with Left Ventricular Dysfunction in 84 studies

Research

Studies (84)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's39 (46.43)29.6817
2010's34 (40.48)24.3611
2020's11 (13.10)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Alexander, JH; Caruba, T; Charles-Nelson, A; Chatellier, G; Cholley, B; Heringlake, M; Mehta, RH; Sabatier, B; Toller, W; Yavchitz, A1
Alexander, JH; Argenziano, M; de Varennes, B; Duncan, AI; Fremes, S; Goodman, SG; Kochar, A; Lopes, RD; Mazer, DC; Mehta, RH; van Diepen, S; Westerhout, CM; Whitlock, R; Zheng, Y1
Dresbach, T; Geipel, A; Holcher, S; Kipfmueller, F; Leyens, J; Mueller, A; Schroeder, L; Strizek, B1
Biais, M; Carrie, C; Cottenceau, V; Gariel, F; Petit, L; Poutier, B; Sauvage, N1
Agostoni, P; Cosentino, N; Fracassi, F; Marenzi, G; Niccoli, G; Rebuzzi, A1
Caliskan, K; Yalcin, YC1
Allam, M; Dawou, O; Eldegwy, M; Elshihy, E; Omar, A; Rouchdy, A; Soliman, SAH1
Akchurin, RS; Dzybinskaya, EV; Gazizova, VP; Gramovich, VV; Shiryaev, AA; Stukalova, OV; Vlasova, EE1
Alexander, JH; Alhanti, B; Fremes, S; Goodman, SG; Heringlake, M; Jawitz, OK; Lopes, RD; Mehta, RH; Meyer, SR; Raman, V; Stafford-Smith, M; Stebbins, AS; van Diepen, S; Whitlock, R1
Ahlawat, V; Kumar, D; Kundu, A; Prakash, A; Yadav, A; Yadava, OP1
Cui, DY; Hu, S; Hu, Y; Kuang, X; Liu, ZZ; Long, YX; Wang, CP1
Alexander, JH; Anstrom, KJ; Argenziano, M; Bozinovski, J; Duncan, A; Fremes, S; Goodman, SG; Harrington, RA; Harrison, RW; Hay, D; Heringlake, M; Jankowich, R; Kalavrouziotis, D; Leimberger, JD; Levy, JH; Luber, J; Marcel, R; Mehta, RH; Meza, J; Murphy, E; Nagpal, D; Park, S; Soltesz, EG; Toller, W; van Diepen, S; Wang, A1
Fernández-Ruiz, I1
Adzhigaliev, RR; Belov, SI; Berezhnoy, SA; Panov, OS; Pasyuga, VV; Tarasov, DG; Yavorovsky, AG; Yusupova, ES1
Chen, P; Hu, X; Huang, J; Peng, X; Tang, L; Xing, Z1
Cheng, B; Gong, Y; He, X; Wang, B1
Chan, XL; Ng, KT; Tan, W; Wang, CY1
Bertini, P; Borrelli, N; Ferraiuolo, G; Guarracino, F; Penco, M; Poli, M; Romano, S; Trambaiolo, P1
Alexander, JH; Anstrom, KJ; Argenziano, M; Cowper, PA; Duncan, AE; Fremes, S; Goodman, SG; Heringlake, M; Jankowich, R; Knight, JD; Leimberger, JD; Levy, JH; Lopes, RD; Luber, J; Mark, DB; Mehta, RH; Nagpal, AD; Teoh, K; Toller, W; van Diepen, S1
Caliskan, K; Delnoij, TS; Donker, DW; Maessen, JG; Weerwind, PW; Wetzels, AE1
Elisha, N; Paret, G; Rubinsthein, M; Salem, I1
Alexander, JH; Harrington, RA; Harrison, RW; Hasselblad, V; Levin, R; Mehta, RH1
Andersson, KB; Christensen, G; Golz, S; Hillestad, V; Knorr, A; Kramer, F1
Cruz, J; Escalona, JJ; Florez, A; Galan, M; Iglesias, P; Melero, JM; Orriach Guerrero, JL; Ramirez Fernandez, A; Ramirez, M; Rodriguez, MJ; Rubio, M1
Beutlhauser, T; Erb, J; Feldheiser, A; Grubitzsch, H; Schuster, B; Spies, C; Treskatsch, S1
Akturk, IF; Birant, A; Erturk, M; Karakurt, H; Kurtar Mansıroglu, A; Oner, E; Somuncu, MU; Uzun, F; Yalcin, AA; Yildirim, A1
Bishnoi, A; Gandhi, H; Gandhi, S; Garg, P; Malhotra, A; Sharma, P1
Cismowski, MJ; de Tombe, P; Guggilam, A; Lucchesi, PA; Sadayappan, S; Trask, AJ; West, TA; Wilson, K; Zhang, X1
Abacilar, AF; Akpinar, MB; Alayunt, EA; Ates, M; Gul, I; Okur, FF; Sahin, V; Tavli, T; Uc, H; Uyar, IS1
Balzer, F; Braun, JP; Erb, JM; Geyer, T; Grubitzsch, H; Kastrup, M; Sander, M; Spies, CD; Treskatsch, S; Wernecke, KD1
Acea, AB; Ferrer Hita, JJ; García-González, MJ; Jiménez-Sosa, A; Jorge-Pérez, P; Lacalzada Almeida, JB1
Altarabsheh, SE; Avery, EG; Cho, YH; Deo, SV; Hang, D; Lim, JY; Markowitz, AH; McGraw, M; Park, SJ; Rababa'h, A1
Avram, R; Desplantie, O; Ducharme, A; Jolicoeur, EM; Marquis-Gravel, G; Tremblay-Gravel, M1
Andrea, R; Brugaletta, S; Farrero, M; Fita, G; Freixa, X; Hernández, M; Jiménez, G; Martín-Yuste, V; Masotti, M; Regueiro, A; Sabaté, M; Sitges, M; Tatjer, I1
Axelsson, B; Gupta, A; Häggmark, S; Haney, M; Johansson, G; Svenmarker, S; Tydén, H; Wouters, P1
Arya, VK; Dutta, V; Kumar, B; Mishra, A; Mishra, AK1
Anastasiadis, K; Antonitsis, P; Argiriadou, H; Asteriou, C; Grosomanidis, V; Kleontas, A; Tossios, P; Vranis, K1
Almeida, C; Aucouturier, P; Caruba, T; Chatellier, G; Cholley, B; Djadi-Prat, J; Freitas, N; Gomes, N; Hoffart-Jourdain, C; Hourton, D; Menasché, P; Rousseau, D; Sabatier, B; Souag, A; Tibi, A; Yjjou, M1
Arnold, A; Böning, A; Görlach, G; Grieshaber, P; Lipp, S; Niemann, B; Roth, P; Wilhelm, J; Wollbrück, M1
Alexander, JH; Anstrom, KJ; Bokesch, P; Fremes, S; Goodman, SG; Harrington, RA; Harrison, RW; Hay, D; Heringlake, M; Jankowich, R; Leimberger, JD; Levy, JH; Luber, J; Mehta, RH; Meza, J; Parrotta, J; Swartz, M; Toller, W; Tourt-Uhlig, S; Van Diepen, S1
Greif, M; Reithmann, C; Weis, M; Zwermann, L1
Mebazaa, A; Paraskevaidis, I; Parissis, JT; Rafouli-Stergiou, P1
Eriksson, HI; Heikkinen, LO; Jalonen, JR; Kivikko, M; Kuitunen, AH; Kuttila, KT; Laine, M; Leino, KA; Peräkylä, TK; Salmenperä, MT; Sarapohja, T; Suojaranta-Ylinen, RT; Valtonen, M1
Beiras-Fernandez, A; Kaczmarek, I; Kur, F; Reichart, B; Schmoeckel, M; Sodian, R; Weis, F; Weis, M1
Adanir, T; Aksun, M; Aran, G; Gürbüz, A; Karahan, N; Ozgürbüz, U; Oztürk, T; Sencan, A; Yetkin, U1
Kirkeby-Garstad, I; Kolseth, SM; Nordhaug, DO; Sellevold, O; Stenseth, R; Wahba, A1
Abroug, F; Dachraoui, F; Dimassi, S; Mebazaa, A; Ouanes, I; Ouanes-Besbes, L1
Apostolakis, S; Lazaridis, K; Spandidos, DA; Tzoras, S; Zaravinos, A1
Brunetti, ND; Correale, M; D'Arienzo, G; De Gennaro, L; Di Biase, M; Dioguardi, E; Ieva, R; Pellegrino, PL; Ziccardi, L1
Cheng, CP; Cheng, HJ; Little, WC; Masutani, S; Tachibana, H1
Favilli, R; Focardi, M; Guarino, E; Lunghetti, S; Maffei, S; Mondillo, S; Palmerini, E; Urselli, R1
Coats, AJ1
Andrejevs, N; Golikov, AP; Kobalava, ZD; Laine, T; Lazebnik, LB; Lehtonen, LA; Lie, KI; Moiseyev, VS; Nieminen, MS; Põder, P; Ruda, MY1
Borghi, C; Greenberg, B; Perrone, S1
Follath, F1
Anifantakis, A; Athanassopoulos, G; Chatzigeorgiou, G; Cokkinos, DV; Iakovis, P; Karatasakis, G; Koutsogiannis, N; Manginas, A; Maounis, T; Papadakis, M; Spargias, KS1
Cavana, M; Fraticelli, A; Mebazaa, A; Pignataro, C1
Battagliese, A; Bucciarelli Ducci, C; Celotto, A; De Luca, L; Fedele, F; Palombaro, GL; Proietti, P1
Chatterjee, K; Foster, E; Gerber, IL; Jordan, MV; Kostal, M; McKeown, B; Michaels, AD; Vakharia, KT1
Domínguez-Rodríguez, A; Ferrer-Hita, JJ; García-González, MJ1
Adamopoulos, S; Farmakis, D; Filippatos, G; Kremastinos, DT; Lekakis, J; Panou, F; Paraskevaidis, I; Parissis, JT; Venetsanou, K1
Harjola, VP; Siirilä-Waris, K; Suojaranta-Ylinen, R1
Benedetti, G; Bucciarelli-Ducci, C; Celotto, A; De Luca, L; Di Roma, A; Fedele, F; Genuini, I; Proietti, P; Sardella, G1
Battagliese, A; Benedetti, G; De Luca, L; Di Roma, A; Fedele, F; Proietti, P; Sardella, G1
Flaim, BD; MacIsaac, AI; Prior, DL; Yii, MY1
Hoefer, D; Hoermann, C; Jonetzko, P; Laufer, G; Poelzl, G1
Kivikko, M; Kupari, M; Laine, M; Lilleberg, J; Palkama, T; Pohjanjousi, P1
Adamopoulos, S; Farmakis, D; Filippatos, G; Iliodromitis, E; Kremastinos, DT; Panou, F; Paraskevaidis, I; Parissis, JT1
Bistola, V; Farmakis, D; Filippatos, G; Kourea, K; Kremastinos, D; Nikolaou, M; Panou, F; Paraskevaidis, I; Parissis, JT1
González-Chon, O; Guevara, M; Márquez, MF; Rivera, J; Romero, KA; Uruchurtu, E1
Flevari, P; Kourea, K; Kremastinos, DT; Leftheriotis, D; Panou, F; Parissis, JT1
Lechner, E; Mair, R; Moosbauer, W; Pinter, M; Tulzer, G1
Benezet-Mazuecos, J; de la Hera, J1
Andreou, C; Colucci, WS; Conrad, CH; Givertz, MM1
Pagel, PS1
Auriti, A; Cianfrocca, C; Guido, V; Li, X; Mercuro, G; Pasceri, V; Pelliccia, F; Richichi, G; Santini, M1
Abreu-González, P; Domínguez-Rodríguez, A; García-González, MJ; Samimi-Fard, S1
Adreanides, E; Athanasopoulos, G; Cokkinos, DV; Dritsas, A; Giamouzis, G; Mavrogeni, S; Panagiotakos, D; Papadopoulou, E; Spargias, K; Thomopoulou, S; Vassiliadis, I1
Guarracino, F; Morelli, A; Tritapepe, L1
Baldassarri, R; Cariello, C; Danella, A; Doroni, L; Guarracino, F; Lapolla, F; Stefani, M; Vullo, C1
Birhan, M; Yilmaz, MB1
Jirmar, R; Kolesar, M; Nejedly, M; Vanek, T1
Auriti, A; Cianfrocca, C; Guido, V; Mercuro, G; Pasceri, V; Pelliccia, F; Santini, M1
Cleland, JG; McGowan, J1

Reviews

14 review(s) available for simendan and Left Ventricular Dysfunction

ArticleYear
Prophylactic levosimendan in patients with low ejection fraction undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: A pooled analysis of two multicentre randomised controlled trials.
    Anaesthesia, critical care & pain medicine, 2022, Volume: 41, Issue:4

    Topics: Coronary Artery Bypass; Humans; Multicenter Studies as Topic; Postoperative Complications; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Simendan; Stroke Volume; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left; Ventricular Function, Left

2022
Rationale, experimental data, and emerging clinical evidence on early and preventive use of levosimendan in patients with ventricular dysfunction.
    European heart journal. Cardiovascular pharmacotherapy, 2020, 09-01, Volume: 6, Issue:5

    Topics: Animals; Cardiovascular Agents; Humans; Recovery of Function; Simendan; Treatment Outcome; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left; Ventricular Function, Left

2020
Effect of levosimendan on renal function in background of left ventricular dysfunction: a meta-analysis of randomized trials.
    Expert opinion on drug safety, 2021, Volume: 20, Issue:11

    Topics: Cardiotonic Agents; Glomerular Filtration Rate; Humans; Kidney; Kidney Function Tests; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Simendan; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2021
Levosimendan in patients with left ventricular dysfunction undergoing cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomized trials.
    Scientific reports, 2018, 05-17, Volume: 8, Issue:1

    Topics: Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Cardiotonic Agents; Humans; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Simendan; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2018
Levosimendan in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: An Update Meta-Analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis.
    BioMed research international, 2018, Volume: 2018

    Topics: Cardiac Output, Low; Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Cardiotonic Agents; Humans; Hydrazones; Postoperative Complications; Pyridazines; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Renal Replacement Therapy; Simendan; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2018
Levosimendan use in patients with preoperative low ejection fraction undergoing cardiac surgery: A systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis.
    Journal of clinical anesthesia, 2019, Volume: 52

    Topics: Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Cardiotonic Agents; Humans; Postoperative Complications; Preoperative Care; Simendan; Stroke Volume; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2019
Effect of levosimendan on survival and adverse events after cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis.
    Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia, 2013, Volume: 27, Issue:6

    Topics: Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Cardiopulmonary Bypass; Cardiotonic Agents; Data Interpretation, Statistical; Hospital Mortality; Humans; Hydrazones; Perioperative Care; Postoperative Complications; Publication Bias; Pyridazines; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Regression Analysis; Risk Assessment; Simendan; Stroke Volume; Survival; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2013
Preoperative levosimendan. A new way for organoprotection.
    Current pharmaceutical design, 2014, Volume: 20, Issue:34

    Topics: Animals; Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Humans; Hydrazones; Postoperative Complications; Preoperative Care; Pyridazines; Simendan; Vasodilator Agents; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2014
Levosimendan Reduces Mortality in Adults with Left Ventricular Dysfunction Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
    Journal of cardiac surgery, 2015, Volume: 30, Issue:7

    Topics: Acute Kidney Injury; Adult; Cardiac Output, Low; Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Cardiotonic Agents; Databases, Bibliographic; Humans; Hydrazones; Postoperative Complications; Pyridazines; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Simendan; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2015
The Medical Treatment of New-Onset Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: A Systematic Review of Prospective Studies.
    The Canadian journal of cardiology, 2015, Volume: 31, Issue:12

    Topics: Bromocriptine; Cardiomyopathies; Echocardiography; Female; Humans; Hydrazones; Pentoxifylline; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular; Prospective Studies; Puerperal Disorders; Pyridazines; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Simendan; Survival Rate; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2015
Pharmacotherapeutic approaches for decompensated heart failure: a role for the calcium sensitiser, levosimendan?
    European journal of heart failure, 2003, Volume: 5, Issue:1

    Topics: Calcium Channel Blockers; Cardiotonic Agents; Heart Failure; Humans; Hydrazones; Pyridazines; Simendan; United States; Vasodilator Agents; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2003
The clinical experience with levosimendan in anesthesiology and in the intensive care unit.
    Italian heart journal : official journal of the Italian Federation of Cardiology, 2003, Volume: 4 Suppl 2

    Topics: Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; Anesthesia; Calcium Channels, L-Type; Cardiac Output, Low; Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Cardiotonic Agents; Heart Failure; Humans; Hydrazones; Intensive Care Units; Myocardial Contraction; Pyridazines; Shock, Cardiogenic; Simendan; Systole; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2003
New positive inotropic agents in the treatment of left ventricular dysfunction.
    Italian heart journal : official journal of the Italian Federation of Cardiology, 2004, Volume: 5 Suppl 6

    Topics: Cardiotonic Agents; Diastole; Heart Failure; Humans; Hydrazones; Milrinone; Myocardial Ischemia; Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; Pyrazines; Pyridazines; Quinolines; Simendan; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left; Ventricular Function, Left

2004
Levosimendan: a new era for inodilator therapy for heart failure?
    Current opinion in cardiology, 2002, Volume: 17, Issue:3

    Topics: Cardiotonic Agents; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Heart Failure; Hemodynamics; Humans; Hydrazones; Pyridazines; Simendan; Treatment Outcome; Vasodilator Agents; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2002

Trials

34 trial(s) available for simendan and Left Ventricular Dysfunction

ArticleYear
Predictors and associated clinical outcomes of low cardiac output syndrome following cardiac surgery: insights from the LEVO-CTS trial.
    European heart journal. Acute cardiovascular care, 2022, Nov-30, Volume: 11, Issue:11

    Topics: Cardiac Output, Low; Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Cardiotonic Agents; Humans; Hydrazones; Postoperative Complications; Pyridazines; Simendan; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2022
Comparison of Levosimendan Versus IABP in Patients with Poor Left Ventricular Function Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery.
    The heart surgery forum, 2020, 02-27, Volume: 23, Issue:1

    Topics: Cardiotonic Agents; Coronary Artery Bypass; Critical Care; Female; Hemodynamics; Humans; Infusions, Intravenous; Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping; Length of Stay; Male; Middle Aged; Postoperative Complications; Prospective Studies; Risk Factors; Simendan; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2020
Association between levosimendan, postoperative AKI, and mortality in cardiac surgery: Insights from the LEVO-CTS trial.
    American heart journal, 2021, Volume: 231

    Topics: Acute Kidney Injury; Aged; Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Cardiotonic Agents; Coronary Artery Bypass; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Odds Ratio; Placebos; Postoperative Complications; Regression Analysis; Risk Factors; Simendan; Stroke Volume; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2021
Pre-bypass levosimendan in ventricular dysfunction-effect on right ventricle.
    Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals, 2021, Volume: 29, Issue:4

    Topics: Cardiotonic Agents; Heart Ventricles; Humans; Hydrazones; Prospective Studies; Pyridazines; Simendan; Stroke Volume; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left; Ventricular Function, Left

2021
Levosimendan in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction Undergoing Cardiac Surgery.
    The New England journal of medicine, 2017, 05-25, Volume: 376, Issue:21

    Topics: Aged; Cardiac Output, Low; Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Cardiotonic Agents; Double-Blind Method; Female; Heart-Assist Devices; Humans; Hydrazones; Infusions, Intravenous; Male; Middle Aged; Mortality; Myocardial Infarction; Perioperative Period; Postoperative Complications; Pyridazines; Renal Replacement Therapy; Simendan; Stroke Volume; Treatment Failure; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2017
[A COMPARISON OF TWO APPROACHES FOR INTRAOPERATIVE LEVOSIMENDAN ADMINISTRATION IN CARDIAC SURGICAL PATIENTS WITH SEVERE LEFT VENTRICLE DYSFUNCTION.]
    Anesteziologiia i reanimatologiia, 2016, Volume: 61, Issue:5

    Topics: Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Cardiotonic Agents; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Female; Hemodynamics; Humans; Hydrazones; Infusions, Intravenous; Injections, Intravenous; Intraoperative Care; Male; Middle Aged; Pyridazines; Simendan; Treatment Outcome; Troponin T; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2016
Levosimendan in patients with reduced left ventricular function undergoing isolated coronary or valve surgery.
    The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 2020, Volume: 159, Issue:6

    Topics: Aged; Cardiotonic Agents; Coronary Artery Bypass; Coronary Artery Disease; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Double-Blind Method; Drug Costs; Female; Heart Valve Diseases; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; Hospital Costs; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Postoperative Complications; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Simendan; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left; Ventricular Function, Left

2020
Influence of levosimendan on organ dysfunction in patients with severely reduced left ventricular function undergoing cardiac surgery.
    The Journal of international medical research, 2014, Volume: 42, Issue:3

    Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Blood Pressure; Cardiomyopathies; Cardiotonic Agents; Coronary Artery Bypass; Double-Blind Method; Enoximone; Female; Humans; Hydrazones; Infusions, Intravenous; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Ischemia; Norepinephrine; Prospective Studies; Pyridazines; Simendan; Stroke Volume; Treatment Outcome; Vasoconstrictor Agents; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2014
Assessment of sustained effects of levosimendan and dobutamine on left ventricular systolic functions by using novel tissue Doppler derived indices in patients with advanced heart failure.
    Cardiology journal, 2015, Volume: 22, Issue:1

    Topics: Aged; Biomarkers; Cardiotonic Agents; Dobutamine; Echocardiography, Doppler; Female; Heart Failure; Humans; Hydrazones; Male; Middle Aged; Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; Peptide Fragments; Predictive Value of Tests; Pyridazines; Recovery of Function; Simendan; Stroke Volume; Systole; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Turkey; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left; Ventricular Function, Left

2015
Preoperative levosimendan in ischemic mitral valve repair.
    Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals, 2014, Volume: 22, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Cardiopulmonary Bypass; Cardiotonic Agents; Coronary Artery Bypass; Coronary Artery Disease; Double-Blind Method; Female; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; Hemodynamics; Humans; Hydrazones; India; Intensive Care Units; Length of Stay; Male; Middle Aged; Mitral Valve Annuloplasty; Mitral Valve Insufficiency; Postoperative Complications; Preoperative Care; Prospective Studies; Pyridazines; Respiration, Artificial; Simendan; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left; Ventricular Function, Left

2014
Evaluation of myocardial contractility determination with tissue tracking echocardiography after levosimendan infusion in patients with poor left ventricular function and hemodynamics.
    The heart surgery forum, 2014, Volume: 17, Issue:6

    Topics: Cardiotonic Agents; Combined Modality Therapy; Coronary Artery Bypass; Coronary Artery Disease; Echocardiography; Elasticity Imaging Techniques; Female; Humans; Hydrazones; Male; Middle Aged; Pyridazines; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Simendan; Treatment Outcome; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2014
Levosimendan improves hemodynamic status in critically ill patients with severe aortic stenosis and left ventricular dysfunction: an interventional study.
    Cardiovascular therapeutics, 2015, Volume: 33, Issue:4

    Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aortic Valve Stenosis; Cardiovascular Agents; Critical Illness; Female; Heart Failure; Hemodynamics; Humans; Hydrazones; Infusions, Intravenous; Male; Middle Aged; Pyridazines; Recovery of Function; Severity of Illness Index; Simendan; Spain; Stroke Volume; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left; Ventricular Function, Left

2015
Comparative Effect of Levosimendan and Milrinone in Cardiac Surgery Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension and Left Ventricular Dysfunction.
    Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia, 2016, Volume: 30, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Aortic Valve; Arterial Pressure; Drug Administration Schedule; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Heart Valve Diseases; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; Humans; Hydrazones; Hypertension, Pulmonary; Male; Middle Aged; Milrinone; Mitral Valve; Norepinephrine; Postoperative Care; Prospective Studies; Pulmonary Artery; Pyridazines; Simendan; Vascular Resistance; Vasodilator Agents; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2016
Effectiveness of prophylactic levosimendan in patients with impaired left ventricular function undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: a randomized pilot study.
    Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, 2016, Volume: 23, Issue:5

    Topics: Cardiac Output, Low; Cardiotonic Agents; Coronary Artery Bypass; Coronary Artery Disease; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Double-Blind Method; Female; Finland; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Hydrazones; Incidence; Infusions, Intravenous; Male; Middle Aged; Pilot Projects; Postoperative Complications; Prospective Studies; Pyridazines; Simendan; Stroke Volume; Survival Rate; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left; Ventricular Function, Left

2016
Rationale and design of the multicenter randomized trial investigating the effects of levosimendan pretreatment in patients with low ejection fraction (≤40 %) undergoing CABG with cardiopulmonary bypass (LICORN study).
    Journal of cardiothoracic surgery, 2016, Aug-05, Volume: 11, Issue:1

    Topics: Cardiac Output, Low; Cardiopulmonary Bypass; Cardiotonic Agents; Coronary Artery Bypass; Double-Blind Method; Heart-Assist Devices; Humans; Hydrazones; Perioperative Period; Pyridazines; Renal Replacement Therapy; Research Design; Simendan; Stroke Volume; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2016
Levosimendan in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction undergoing cardiac surgery on cardiopulmonary bypass: Rationale and study design of the Levosimendan in Patients with Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction Undergoing Cardiac Surgery Requ
    American heart journal, 2016, Volume: 182

    Topics: Administration, Intravenous; Adult; Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Cardiopulmonary Bypass; Cardiovascular Agents; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Monitoring; Female; Humans; Hydrazones; Male; Middle Aged; Postoperative Complications; Pyridazines; Simendan; Stroke Volume; Treatment Outcome; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2016
Levosimendan facilitates weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting with impaired left ventricular function.
    The Annals of thoracic surgery, 2009, Volume: 87, Issue:2

    Topics: Aged; Analysis of Variance; Cardiopulmonary Bypass; Confidence Intervals; Coronary Angiography; Coronary Artery Bypass; Coronary Stenosis; Double-Blind Method; Education, Medical, Continuing; Female; Hemodynamics; Humans; Hydrazones; Infusions, Intravenous; Male; Middle Aged; Monitoring, Intraoperative; Postoperative Complications; Preoperative Care; Prospective Studies; Pyridazines; Reference Values; Risk Assessment; Severity of Illness Index; Simendan; Stroke Volume; Survival Analysis; Treatment Outcome; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2009
Levosimendan reduces plasma cell-free DNA levels in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy.
    Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis, 2011, Volume: 31, Issue:2

    Topics: Aged; Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; Biomarkers; Cardiomyopathies; DNA; Female; Heart Failure; Humans; Hydrazones; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Ischemia; Pyridazines; Simendan; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2011
Safety and efficacy of a novel calcium sensitizer, levosimendan, in patients with left ventricular failure due to an acute myocardial infarction. A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study (RUSSLAN).
    European heart journal, 2002, Volume: 23, Issue:18

    Topics: Acute Disease; Aged; Analysis of Variance; Cardiotonic Agents; Double-Blind Method; Drug Evaluation; Endpoint Determination; Female; Heart Failure; Humans; Hydrazones; Hypotension; Male; Myocardial Infarction; Prospective Studies; Pyridazines; Risk Factors; Safety; Simendan; Survival Analysis; Treatment Outcome; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2002
Levosimendan in patients with low-output heart failure: lessons from the LIDO trial.
    Italian heart journal : official journal of the Italian Federation of Cardiology, 2003, Volume: 4 Suppl 2

    Topics: Adrenergic beta-Agonists; Calcium Channels, L-Type; Cardiac Output, Low; Cardiotonic Agents; Death, Sudden, Cardiac; Dobutamine; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Double-Blind Method; Europe; Heart Failure; Heart Rate; Humans; Hydrazones; Infusions, Intravenous; Morbidity; Myocardial Contraction; Pulmonary Wedge Pressure; Pyridazines; Risk Factors; Severity of Illness Index; Shock, Cardiogenic; Simendan; Stroke Volume; Survival Analysis; Time; Treatment Outcome; Vasodilator Agents; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2003
Effects of intravenous levosimendan on human coronary vasomotor regulation, left ventricular wall stress, and myocardial oxygen uptake.
    Circulation, 2005, Mar-29, Volume: 111, Issue:12

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Coronary Circulation; Coronary Vessels; Female; Heart Failure; Humans; Hydrazones; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardium; Oxygen Consumption; Pyridazines; Regional Blood Flow; Simendan; Vascular Resistance; Vasodilation; Vasomotor System; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2005
Effects of levosimendan on markers of left ventricular diastolic function and neurohormonal activation in patients with advanced heart failure.
    The American journal of cardiology, 2005, Aug-01, Volume: 96, Issue:3

    Topics: Aged; Cardiotonic Agents; Chi-Square Distribution; Echocardiography, Doppler; Female; Heart Failure; Humans; Hydrazones; Infusions, Intravenous; Interleukin-6; Male; Middle Aged; Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; Pyridazines; Simendan; Statistics, Nonparametric; Treatment Outcome; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2005
Levosimendan in cardiac surgery.
    Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia, 2005, Volume: 19, Issue:3

    Topics: Aged; Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Cardiopulmonary Bypass; Coronary Artery Disease; Epinephrine; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Hemodynamics; Humans; Hydrazones; Male; Milrinone; Norepinephrine; Postoperative Care; Preoperative Care; Pyridazines; Risk Factors; Simendan; Time Factors; Vasoconstrictor Agents; Vasodilator Agents; Vasopressins; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2005
Levosimendan improves hemodynamics and coronary flow reserve after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute myocardial infarction and left ventricular dysfunction.
    American heart journal, 2005, Volume: 150, Issue:3

    Topics: Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; Blood Flow Velocity; Coronary Circulation; Female; Hemodynamics; Humans; Hydrazones; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Pyridazines; Simendan; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2005
Effects of levosimendan on left ventricular diastolic function after primary angioplasty for acute anterior myocardial infarction: a Doppler echocardiographic study.
    Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography, 2006, Volume: 19, Issue:2

    Topics: Angioplasty, Balloon; Cardiotonic Agents; Echocardiography, Doppler; Humans; Hydrazones; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Prognosis; Pyridazines; Simendan; Stroke Volume; Treatment Outcome; Vasodilator Agents; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2006
Duration of the haemodynamic action of a 24-h infusion of levosimendan in patients with congestive heart failure.
    European journal of heart failure, 2007, Volume: 9, Issue:1

    Topics: Atrial Natriuretic Factor; Cardiotonic Agents; Double-Blind Method; Echocardiography; Female; Heart Failure; Heart Rate; Humans; Hydrazones; Infusions, Intravenous; Male; Middle Aged; Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; Peptide Fragments; Placebos; Pulmonary Circulation; Pyridazines; Simendan; Systole; Time Factors; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2007
Effects of serial levosimendan infusions on left ventricular performance and plasma biomarkers of myocardial injury and neurohormonal and immune activation in patients with advanced heart failure.
    Heart (British Cardiac Society), 2006, Volume: 92, Issue:12

    Topics: Aged; Cardiomyopathies; Cardiotonic Agents; Cytokines; Electrocardiography; Female; Heart Failure; Humans; Hydrazones; Immunity, Cellular; Infusions, Intravenous; Male; Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; Peptide Fragments; Pyridazines; Simendan; Treatment Outcome; Troponin T; Vasodilator Agents; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2006
Effects of levosimendan on right ventricular function in patients with advanced heart failure.
    The American journal of cardiology, 2006, Dec-01, Volume: 98, Issue:11

    Topics: Blood Pressure; Cardiotonic Agents; Echocardiography; Female; Heart Failure; Humans; Hydrazones; Interleukin-10; Interleukin-6; Male; Middle Aged; Natriuretic Peptides; Pulmonary Artery; Pyridazines; Simendan; Vasodilator Agents; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left; Ventricular Function, Right

2006
Effect of levosimendan on ventricular arrhythmias and prognostic autonomic indexes in patients with decompensated advanced heart failure secondary to ischemic or dilated cardiomyopathy.
    The American journal of cardiology, 2006, Dec-15, Volume: 98, Issue:12

    Topics: Aged; Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Autonomic Nervous System; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated; Cardiotonic Agents; Female; Heart Failure; Humans; Hydrazones; Male; Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; Pyridazines; Simendan; Stroke Volume; Vasodilator Agents; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2006
Direct myocardial effects of levosimendan in humans with left ventricular dysfunction: alteration of force-frequency and relaxation-frequency relationships.
    Circulation, 2007, Mar-13, Volume: 115, Issue:10

    Topics: Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated; Cardiotonic Agents; Coronary Circulation; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Heart; Heart Function Tests; Heart Rate; Humans; Hydrazones; Infusions, Intra-Arterial; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Contraction; Pyridazines; Simendan; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2007
Levosimendan allows detection of contractile reserve in patients with chronic ischaemic left ventricular dysfunction and non-diagnostic dobutamine echocardiography.
    European journal of heart failure, 2007, Volume: 9, Issue:9

    Topics: Cardiotonic Agents; Dobutamine; Echocardiography; Humans; Hydrazones; Myocardial Contraction; Myocardial Ischemia; Pyridazines; Simendan; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2007
Effects of levosimendan versus dobutamine on long-term survival of patients with cardiogenic shock after primary coronary angioplasty.
    International journal of cardiology, 2008, Jul-04, Volume: 127, Issue:2

    Topics: Aged; Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; Cardiotonic Agents; Dobutamine; Female; Humans; Hydrazones; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Proportional Hazards Models; Pyridazines; Shock, Cardiogenic; Simendan; Survival Rate; Treatment Outcome; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2008
A 6-month follow-up of intermittent levosimendan administration effect on systolic function, specific activity questionnaire, and arrhythmia in advanced heart failure.
    Journal of cardiac failure, 2007, Volume: 13, Issue:7

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Cardiac Output, Low; Cardiotonic Agents; Drug Administration Schedule; Echocardiography; Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Hydrazones; Middle Aged; Mitral Valve Insufficiency; Myocardial Contraction; Pyridazines; Simendan; Stroke Volume; Surveys and Questionnaires; Systole; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left; Ventricular Function, Left

2007
Strain rate analysis and levosimendan improve detection of myocardial viability by dobutamine echocardiography in patients with post-infarction left ventricular dysfunction: a pilot study.
    Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography, 2008, Volume: 21, Issue:9

    Topics: Aged; Dobutamine; Drug Synergism; Echocardiography; Elasticity Imaging Techniques; Female; Humans; Hydrazones; Image Enhancement; Male; Myocardial Infarction; Pyridazines; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Simendan; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2008

Other Studies

36 other study(ies) available for simendan and Left Ventricular Dysfunction

ArticleYear
Evaluation of levosimendan as treatment option in a large case-series of preterm infants with cardiac dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension.
    European journal of pediatrics, 2023, Volume: 182, Issue:7

    Topics: Adult; Calcium; Cardiac Output, Low; Cardiotonic Agents; Child; Humans; Hypertension, Pulmonary; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Premature; Lactates; Simendan; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2023
May levosimendan be safe and effective in refractory vasospasm despite adequate treatment with repeated angiography and milrinone infusion after subarachnoid haemorrhage?
    Anaesthesia, critical care & pain medicine, 2019, Volume: 38, Issue:6

    Topics: Aneurysm, Ruptured; Cardiotonic Agents; Cerebral Angiography; Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak; Computed Tomography Angiography; Drug Resistance; Drug Substitution; Drug Therapy, Combination; Embolization, Therapeutic; Humans; Infusions, Intravenous; Intracranial Aneurysm; Intracranial Pressure; Magnesium Sulfate; Male; Middle Aged; Milrinone; Nimodipine; Simendan; Subarachnoid Hemorrhage; Vasospasm, Intracranial; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2019
Intermittent levosimendan treatment for late onset right ventricular failure in a patient supported with a left ventricular assist device.
    Artificial organs, 2020, Volume: 44, Issue:5

    Topics: Cardiotonic Agents; Drug Administration Schedule; Heart Failure; Heart-Assist Devices; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Recovery of Function; Simendan; Treatment Outcome; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left; Ventricular Dysfunction, Right; Ventricular Function, Left; Ventricular Function, Right

2020
[The possibilities of using levosimendan in medical preparation to Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in coronary artery disease patients with low left ventricular ejection fraction].
    Terapevticheskii arkhiv, 2020, Jan-15, Volume: 92, Issue:1

    Topics: Coronary Artery Bypass; Coronary Artery Disease; Humans; Hydrazones; Postoperative Complications; Prospective Studies; Pyridazines; Retrospective Studies; Simendan; Stroke Volume; Treatment Outcome; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left; Ventricular Function, Left

2020
Surgery: Neutral results for levosimendan in cardiac surgery.
    Nature reviews. Cardiology, 2017, 04-11, Volume: 14, Issue:5

    Topics: Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Humans; Hydrazones; Simendan; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2017
Evaluation of ventriculo-arterial coupling in ST elevation myocardial infarction with left ventricular dysfunction treated with levosimendan.
    International journal of cardiology, 2019, 08-01, Volume: 288

    Topics: Aged; Aorta, Thoracic; Cardiotonic Agents; Echocardiography, Doppler; Elasticity; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Heart Ventricles; Humans; Infusions, Intravenous; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Contraction; Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; Prognosis; Retrospective Studies; Simendan; ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction; Stroke Volume; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2019
Peripheral venoarterial extracorporeal life support despite impending left ventricular thrombosis: a bridge to resolution.
    Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia, 2013, Volume: 27, Issue:4

    Topics: Advanced Cardiac Life Support; Anticoagulants; Biopsy; Enoximone; Extracorporeal Circulation; Heparin; Humans; Hydrazones; Male; Middle Aged; Pyridazines; Shock, Cardiogenic; Simendan; Vasodilator Agents; Venous Thrombosis; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2013
Enteroviral myocarditis requiring extracorporeal membranous oxygenation in a 2 week old girl.
    The Israel Medical Association journal : IMAJ, 2013, Volume: 15, Issue:6

    Topics: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Cardiotonic Agents; Echocardiography; Enterovirus B, Human; Enterovirus Infections; Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; Female; Heart Failure; Humans; Hydrazones; Infant, Newborn; Myocarditis; Pyridazines; Severity of Illness Index; Simendan; Treatment Outcome; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2013
Long-term levosimendan treatment improves systolic function and myocardial relaxation in mice with cardiomyocyte-specific disruption of the Serca2 gene.
    Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 2013, Volume: 115, Issue:10

    Topics: Animals; Calcium Signaling; Cardiotonic Agents; Diastole; Disease Models, Animal; Extracellular Matrix Proteins; Fibrosis; Gene Expression Regulation; Heart Failure; Hydrazones; Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular; Mice; Mice, Knockout; Myocytes, Cardiac; Pyridazines; Recovery of Function; Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases; Simendan; Stroke Volume; Systole; Time Factors; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left; Ventricular Function, Left; Ventricular Pressure

2013
Effects of a myofilament calcium sensitizer on left ventricular systolic and diastolic function in rats with volume overload heart failure.
    American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology, 2014, Dec-01, Volume: 307, Issue:11

    Topics: Animals; Arterio-Arterial Fistula; Calcium Signaling; Cardiotonic Agents; Heart Failure; Hydrazones; Male; Myocardial Contraction; Myocytes, Cardiac; Myofibrils; Pyridazines; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Sarcomeres; Simendan; Ultrasonography; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left; Ventricular Function, Left

2014
Early levosimendan administration is associated with decreased mortality after cardiac surgery.
    Journal of critical care, 2015, Volume: 30, Issue:4

    Topics: Aged; Cardiac Output, Low; Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Cardiotonic Agents; Coronary Artery Bypass; Female; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; Hospital Mortality; Humans; Hydrazones; Intensive Care Units; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; Odds Ratio; Postoperative Complications; Proportional Hazards Models; Pyridazines; Renal Insufficiency; Renal Replacement Therapy; Retrospective Studies; Simendan; Stroke Volume; Survival Rate; Time Factors; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left; Ventricular Function, Left

2015
Levosimendan as an adjunctive therapy to MitraClip implantation in patients with severe mitral regurgitation and left ventricular dysfunction.
    International journal of cardiology, 2016, Jan-01, Volume: 202

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Combined Modality Therapy; Female; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; Humans; Hydrazones; Male; Middle Aged; Mitral Valve Insufficiency; Pyridazines; Severity of Illness Index; Simendan; Ultrasonography; Vasodilator Agents; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2016
Effects of Combined Milrinone and Levosimendan Treatment on Systolic and Diastolic Function During Postischemic Myocardial Dysfunction in a Porcine Model.
    Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics, 2016, Volume: 21, Issue:5

    Topics: Animals; Cardiotonic Agents; Diastole; Disease Models, Animal; Drug Therapy, Combination; Hydrazones; Milrinone; Myocardial Ischemia; Myocardial Reperfusion Injury; Myocardial Stunning; Pyridazines; Recovery of Function; Simendan; Sus scrofa; Systole; Time Factors; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left; Ventricular Function, Left; Ventricular Pressure

2016
Impact of prophylactic administration of Levosimendan on short-term and long-term outcome in high-risk patients with severely reduced left-ventricular ejection fraction undergoing cardiac surgery - a retrospective analysis.
    Journal of cardiothoracic surgery, 2016, Dec-01, Volume: 11, Issue:1

    Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Atrial Fibrillation; Cardiopulmonary Bypass; Cardiotonic Agents; Coronary Artery Bypass; Female; Humans; Hydrazones; Kidney; Male; Middle Aged; Postoperative Complications; Pyridazines; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Simendan; Stroke Volume; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2016
Levosimendan as rescue therapy in severe cardiogenic shock after ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
    Acute cardiac care, 2008, Volume: 10, Issue:3

    Topics: Aged; Cardiac Output; Cardiotonic Agents; Combined Modality Therapy; Female; Hemodynamics; Humans; Hydrazones; Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Norepinephrine; Prospective Studies; Pyridazines; Shock, Cardiogenic; Simendan; Vasoconstrictor Agents; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2008
Levosimendan: from basic science to clinical practice.
    Heart failure reviews, 2009, Volume: 14, Issue:4

    Topics: Animals; Cardiotonic Agents; Coronary Circulation; Dobutamine; Heart Failure; Hemodynamics; Humans; Hydrazones; Kidney; Myocardial Contraction; Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; Prognosis; Pyridazines; Quality of Life; Simendan; Vasodilator Agents; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left; Ventricular Function, Right

2009
Levosimendan: a new therapeutic option in the treatment of primary graft dysfunction after heart transplantation.
    The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 2009, Volume: 28, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Cardiotonic Agents; Drug Therapy, Combination; Echocardiography; Echocardiography, Transesophageal; Female; Heart Failure; Heart Transplantation; Hemodynamics; Humans; Hydrazones; Male; Middle Aged; Postoperative Complications; Pyridazines; Simendan; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2009
Timing of levosimendan in cardiac surgery.
    Anadolu kardiyoloji dergisi : AKD = the Anatolian journal of cardiology, 2009, Volume: 9, Issue:3

    Topics: Aged; Cardiac Output, Low; Cardiotonic Agents; Drug Administration Schedule; Female; Hemodynamics; Humans; Hydrazones; Intraoperative Care; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Contraction; Patient Selection; Postoperative Care; Pyridazines; Retrospective Studies; Simendan; Time Factors; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2009
Prophylactic treatment with levosimendan: a retrospective matched-control study of patients with reduced left ventricular function.
    European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery, 2009, Volume: 36, Issue:6

    Topics: Aged; Cardiopulmonary Bypass; Cardiotonic Agents; Case-Control Studies; Drug Administration Schedule; Drug Evaluation; Female; Heart Failure; Hemodynamics; Humans; Hydrazones; Male; Middle Aged; Norepinephrine; Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; Preanesthetic Medication; Pyridazines; Retrospective Studies; Simendan; Stroke Volume; Vasodilator Agents; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2009
Weaning difficult-to-wean chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: a pilot study comparing initial hemodynamic effects of levosimendan and dobutamine.
    Journal of critical care, 2011, Volume: 26, Issue:1

    Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cardiotonic Agents; Dobutamine; Female; Hemodynamics; Humans; Hydrazones; Male; Middle Aged; Pilot Projects; Prospective Studies; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; Pulmonary Wedge Pressure; Pyridazines; Respiration; Respiration, Artificial; Simendan; Ventilator Weaning; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2011
Combined exogenous and endogenous catecholamine release associated with Tako-Tsubo like syndrome in a patient with atrio-ventricular block undergoing pace-maker implantation.
    Acute cardiac care, 2011, Volume: 13, Issue:2

    Topics: Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor Agonists; Aged; Atrioventricular Block; Catecholamines; Diuretics; Echocardiography; Female; Humans; Hydrazones; Metaproterenol; Pacemaker, Artificial; Pyridazines; Simendan; Systole; Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2011
Levosimendan restores the positive force-frequency relation in heart failure.
    American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology, 2011, Volume: 301, Issue:2

    Topics: Analysis of Variance; Animals; Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; Cardiotonic Agents; Disease Models, Animal; Dogs; Excitation Contraction Coupling; Heart Failure; Heart Rate; Hydrazones; Male; Myocardial Contraction; Pyridazines; Simendan; Stroke Volume; Tachycardia; Time Factors; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left; Ventricular Function, Left; Ventricular Pressure

2011
Effects of levosimendan without loading dose on systolic and diastolic function in patients with end-stage heart failure.
    Cardiology journal, 2011, Volume: 18, Issue:5

    Topics: Aged; Biomarkers; Cardiotonic Agents; Chi-Square Distribution; Diastole; Female; Heart Failure; Hemodynamics; Humans; Hydrazones; Italy; Male; Middle Aged; Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; Pyridazines; Severity of Illness Index; Simendan; Systole; Treatment Outcome; Ultrasonography; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left; Ventricular Function, Left

2011
Positive inotropy for acute heart failure complicating myocardial infarction.
    European heart journal, 2002, Volume: 23, Issue:18

    Topics: Acute Disease; Cardiotonic Agents; Clinical Trials as Topic; Drug Evaluation; Heart Failure; Humans; Hydrazones; Myocardial Infarction; Pyridazines; Simendan; Treatment Outcome; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2002
Preliminary clinical experience with the repetitive administration of levosimendan in patients with end-stage heart failure.
    Italian heart journal : official journal of the Italian Federation of Cardiology, 2003, Volume: 4 Suppl 2

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Biomarkers; Blood Pressure; Calcium Channels, L-Type; Cardiac Output, Low; Cardiotonic Agents; Diastole; Dobutamine; Dopamine; Drug Therapy, Combination; Echocardiography; Electrocardiography; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Greece; Heart Failure; Heart Ventricles; Hematocrit; Hemoglobins; Humans; Hydrazones; Infusions, Intravenous; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Contraction; Potassium; Pyridazines; Severity of Illness Index; Simendan; Stimulation, Chemical; Survival Analysis; Systole; Treatment Outcome; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2003
Utility of levosimendan, a new calcium sensitizing agent, in the treatment of cardiogenic shock due to myocardial stunning in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a series of cases.
    Journal of clinical pharmacology, 2005, Volume: 45, Issue:6

    Topics: Aged; Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; Atrial Fibrillation; Calcium Channel Blockers; Cardiotonic Agents; Electrocardiography; Humans; Hydrazones; Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardial Stunning; Pericarditis; Pyridazines; Respiration, Artificial; Shock, Cardiogenic; Simendan; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2005
Pre-operative use of levosimendan in two patients with severe aortic stenosis and left ventricular dysfunction.
    Heart, lung & circulation, 2006, Volume: 15, Issue:1

    Topics: Aged; Aortic Valve Stenosis; Cardiotonic Agents; Coronary Artery Bypass; Coronary Artery Disease; Heart Failure; Humans; Hydrazones; Male; Middle Aged; Pyridazines; Simendan; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2006
Successful administration of levosimendan in a patient with low-gradient low-output aortic stenosis.
    Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, 2006, Volume: 118, Issue:1-2

    Topics: Aged; Aortic Valve Stenosis; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; Humans; Hydrazones; Male; Perioperative Care; Pyridazines; Severity of Illness Index; Simendan; Treatment Outcome; Vasodilator Agents; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2006
Severe stunned myocardium after lightning strike.
    Critical care medicine, 2007, Volume: 35, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Cardiotonic Agents; Causality; Critical Care; Disease Progression; Echocardiography; Electrocardiography; Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic; Exercise Test; Female; Humans; Hydrazones; Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping; Lightning Injuries; Monitoring, Physiologic; Myocardial Stunning; Pyridazines; Radiopharmaceuticals; Recovery of Function; Severity of Illness Index; Shock, Cardiogenic; Simendan; Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi; Thallium; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2007
Use of levosimendan, a new inodilator, for postoperative myocardial stunning in a premature neonate.
    Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies, 2007, Volume: 8, Issue:1

    Topics: Cardiac Output, Low; Cardiotonic Agents; Echocardiography; Follow-Up Studies; Gestational Age; Heart Failure; Humans; Hydrazones; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Premature, Diseases; Intensive Care Units, Pediatric; Male; Myocardial Stunning; Postoperative Complications; Pyridazines; Simendan; Time Factors; Transposition of Great Vessels; Treatment Outcome; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left; Ventricular Function, Left

2007
Peripartum cardiomyopathy: a new successful setting for levosimendan.
    International journal of cardiology, 2008, Jan-24, Volume: 123, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Cardiotonic Agents; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Administration Schedule; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Heart Failure; Humans; Hydrazones; Infusions, Intravenous; Postpartum Period; Pregnancy; Pyridazines; Risk Assessment; Severity of Illness Index; Simendan; Treatment Outcome; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2008
Levosimendan in cardiac surgery: a unique drug for the treatment of perioperative left ventricular dysfunction or just another inodilator searching for a clinical application?
    Anesthesia and analgesia, 2007, Volume: 104, Issue:4

    Topics: Adrenergic beta-Agonists; Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Cardiopulmonary Bypass; Cardiotonic Agents; Dobutamine; Drug Therapy, Combination; Humans; Hydrazones; Milrinone; Myocardial Contraction; Perioperative Care; Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; Pyridazines; Simendan; Stroke Volume; Vasodilator Agents; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2007
Letter by Guarracino et al regarding article, "Direct myocardial effects of levosimendan in humans with left ventricular dysfunction: alteration of force-frequency and relaxation-frequency relationships".
    Circulation, 2007, Sep-11, Volume: 116, Issue:11

    Topics: Heart Rate; Humans; Hydrazones; Myocardial Contraction; Pyridazines; Simendan; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2007
Effect of levosimendan on ventriculo-arterial coupling in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy.
    Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, 2007, Volume: 51, Issue:9

    Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Angina Pectoris; Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; Blood Pressure; Cardiac Output; Female; Heart Rate; Humans; Hydrazones; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Pyridazines; Simendan; Vascular Resistance; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left; Ventricular Function, Left

2007
Levosimendan and ventriculo-arterial coupling.
    Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, 2008, Volume: 52, Issue:3

    Topics: Cardiac Output; Cardiotonic Agents; Doppler Effect; Heart Failure; Humans; Hydrazones; Pyridazines; Simendan; Vascular Resistance; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2008
Rescue peri-operative management of the patient with giant electrical storm and severe left ventricular dysfunction: support by levosimendan and intraaortic balloon counterpulsation.
    Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, 2008, Volume: 7, Issue:4

    Topics: Aortic Valve Stenosis; Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; Cardiopulmonary Bypass; Cardiotonic Agents; Coronary Angiography; Coronary Artery Bypass; Coronary Disease; Echocardiography; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; Humans; Hydrazones; Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping; Male; Middle Aged; Perioperative Care; Pyridazines; Simendan; Tachycardia, Ventricular; Treatment Outcome; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

2008