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Efficacy and safety of levosimendan in patients with sepsis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology
Objective: We conducted a systematic review to assess the advantages and disadvantages of levosimendan in patients with sepsis compared with placebo, milrinone, and dobutamine and to explore the clinical efficacy of different concentrations of ...
Ruimin Tan   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Exercise Capacity Is Improved by Levosimendan in Heart Failure and Sarcopenia via Alleviation of Apoptosis of Skeletal Muscle

open access: yesFrontiers in Physiology, 2022
Background Patients suffering from chronic heart failure (CHF) show an increased prevalence of sarcopenia. Levosimendan is an effective drug for the treatment of heart failure, but its effect on sarcopenia is still unclear.
Di Wang   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cilostazol in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction—The CLIP‐HFpEF trial

open access: yesESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 1437-1446, April 2025.
• Cilostazol is an oral PDE‐3 inhibitor that may have advantageous effects in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). • Cilostazol significantly improved short‐term heart failure‐related health status scores (KCCQ‐12) and NT‐proBNP levels when compared to placebo.
Norman Aiad   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Practical approach to diastolic dysfunction in light of the new guidelines and clinical applications in the operating room and in the intensive care [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
There is growing evidence both in the perioperative period and in the field of intensive care (ICU) on the association between left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) and worse outcomes in patients.
Morelli, A.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Use of Levosimendan in Cardiac Anesthesiology

open access: yesОбщая реаниматология, 2011
The authors consider the main aspects of the rational use of the novel inotropic drug levosimendan in cardiosurgical patients on the basis of the results of the trials described in the literature and on their own findings in this review.
L. A. Krichevsky   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acute and chronic effects of levosimendan in the ZSF1 obese rat model of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Pharmacology
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a syndrome characterized by impaired cardiovascular reserve in which therapeutic options are scarce.
Liliana Moreira-Costa   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Levosimendan increases the phosphorylation state of phospholamban in the isolated human atrium

open access: yesNaunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2022
Levosimendan (up to 10 µM) given alone failed to increase force of contraction in isolated electrically stimulated (1 Hz) left atrial (LA) preparations from wild-type mice.
Lina Maria Rayo Abella   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

From Thrombolysis to Transplant: Navigating the Storm of Delayed STEMI and Cardiogenic Shock

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Delayed STEMI presentation can cause extensive myocardial necrosis, left ventricular thrombus, cardiogenic shock, and progression to end‐stage heart failure despite reperfusion. Early recognition and timely transfer to specialized shock centers are critical.
Syed Rafay Hussain Zaidi   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Renoprotective effects of levosimendan on acute kidney injury following cardiac arrest via anti‐inflammation, anti‐apoptosis, and ERK activation

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, 2021
ATP‐sensitive potassium channels (KATPs) have protective effects in ischemia–reperfusion‐induced injuries and can be activated by levosimendan. This study investigated the effects of levosimendan on renal injury, inflammation, apoptosis, and survival in ...
Lei Tian   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Levosimendan: Perpetuum mobile? [PDF]

open access: yesEuropean Heart Journal, 2007
We read with great interest the well-written review about levosimendan by De Luca et al. 1 Levosimendan is certainly an interesting drug that appears to deliver favourable effects in patients with acute heart failure. Numerous studies have demonstrated the positive inotropic …
Stefan, Agewall, Dan, Atar
openaire   +2 more sources

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