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  • Title: [Levosimendan. Clinical indications of a new vasoactive substance].
    Author: Braun JP, Döpfmer U, Kastrup M, Roots I, Borges A, Schneider M, Dohmen P, Kox W, Spies C.
    Journal: Anaesthesist; 2004 Feb; 53(2):163-7. PubMed ID: 14991194.
    Abstract:
    Levosimendan is a recently developed drug which is not yet approved for clinical routine use in Germany. The clinical use is limited to a few selected cases and it has been used as a salvage therapy in patients with severe heart insufficiency. As a potent inodilator it has been given to patients with severe heart failure, when all other therapeutic options have failed. However, in some European countries levosimendan is used in clinical routine situations and the European Society of Cardiologists has included the drug in their guidelines for treatment of acute heart failure. The following article describes the main pharmacological characteristics of levosimendan and summarises the indications for this new drug for physicians working in the field of anaesthesia or intensive care.
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