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Levosimendan use in several scenarios of acute heart failure

Miguel Tavares et al. Ana Carolina Andrade Alexandre Mebazaa

In countries where it is available, early levosimendan infusion can be considered for patients who remain symptomatic with dyspnea at rest despite initial therapy, particularly those with a history of chronic heart failure or chronically treated with beta-blockers. Hypotensive patients or patients with active ischemia are not the best candidates for levosimendan administration and should have these problems addressed first.

  • acute heart failure therapy
  • inodilators
  • Inotropes
  • Levisimendan
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26/03/2008 DOI: 10.1590/S0066-782X2008000300012 Views 2

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Tavares M, Andrade AC, Mebazaa A. Levosimendan use in several scenarios of acute heart failure. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia 2008;90(3):231-5.

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Tavares, Miguel; Andrade, Ana Carolina; Mebazaa, Alexandre. Levosimendan use in several scenarios of acute heart failure. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, v. 90, n. 3, p. 231-235, Mar. 2008.

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Tavares, M., Andrade, A. C., & Mebazaa, A. (2008). Levosimendan use in several scenarios of acute heart failure. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 90(3), 231-235.

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Tavares, Miguel and Andrade, Ana Carolina and Mebazaa, Alexandre. Levosimendan use in several scenarios of acute heart failure. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia [online]. 2008, vol. 90, n. 3, [cited 2026-10-14], pp. 231-235. Available from: <https://journals.cardiol.br/en/article/levosimendan-use-in-several-scenarios-of-acute-heart-failure/>. ISSN 0066-782X

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