Timing of levosimendan in cardiac surgery

Aksun, Murat; Karahan, Nagihan; Adanir, Tayfun; Aran, Guelcin; Yetkin, Ufuk; Ozturk, TÜLİN; Sencan, Atilla; Ozgurbuez, Ugur; Gurbuz, Ali

Timing of levosimendan in cardiac surgery

Aksun M., Karahan N., Adanir T., Aran G., Yetkin U., Ozturk T., ...Daha Fazla

ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, cilt.9, sa.3, ss.223-230, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 9 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2009
Dergi Adı: ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.223-230
İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Levosimendan (LS) is a new inodilator agent that improves cardiac contractility by increasing the sensitivity of troponin C to calcium, which usage in cardiac surgery has been growing in the recent years. We aimed to determine the best timing of the administration of LS in high-risk patients who underwent cardiovascular surgery.