Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2927596 | Indian Heart Journal | 2016 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Intravenous positive inotropic agents play an important role in treating acute decompensation of patients with heart failure due to left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Levosimendan is a new positive inotropic agent having ATP-dependent potassium-channel opening, and calcium-sensitizing effects, which increases cardiac contractility and performance along with vasodilatatory action without increasing myocardial oxygen demand. We report a case of a 12-year-old girl with viral myocarditis, dilated cardiomyopathy, biventricular failure with severe left ventricular dysfunction, refractory to standard management, and who was successfully improved with levosimendan.
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Authors
Supriya Kushwah, Ashutosh Kumar, K.S. Sahana,