Open AccessLevosimendan for patients with heart failure undergoing major oncological surgery: A randomised blinded pilot study
Author(s) -
Ehab Shaker,
Khaled Hussein,
Ehab Mahfouz Reyad
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/ija.ija_548_18
Subject(s) - medicine , levosimendan , ejection fraction , heart failure , cardiac index , anesthesia , stroke volume , milrinone , cardiac surgery , intensive care unit , fentanyl , cardiology , cardiac output , hemodynamics
Cardiovascular diseases and cancer are among the leading causes of mortality worldwide. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of preoperative administration of levosimendan in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) scheduled for major abdominal oncologic surgery.