Levosimendan in two neonates with ischemic heart failure
and pulmonary hypertension

Marco Piastra; Giorgio Conti; Gabriella De Rosa; Maria Pia De Carolis; Iliana Bersani; Manuela Pardeo; Eleonora Stival; Costantino Romagnoli; Alessia Tempera

Levosimendan in two neonates with ischemic heart failure and pulmonary hypertension

Marco Piastra, Giorgio Conti, Gabriella De Rosa, Maria Pia De Carolis, Iliana Bersani, Manuela Pardeo, Eleonora Stival, Costantino Romagnoli, Alessia Tempera

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Abstract

We report the successful and safe use of levosimendan, a new calcium-sensitizing agent with positive inotropic and vasodilatory action, in 2 critically ill term newborns with acute heart failure and pulmonary hypertension in the absence of any underlying heart malformation and/or previous cardiosurgical procedures. During the neonatal period, levosimendan may represent an ideal drug for immature myocardium characterized by a higher calcium-dependent contractility than in adults.

Lingua originale	English
pagine (da-a)	201-205
Numero di pagine	5
Rivista	Neonatology
Stato di pubblicazione	Pubblicato - 2011

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ISCHEMIC HEART FAILURE

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Levosimendan in two neonates with ischemic heart failure and pulmonary hypertension

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