Pimobendan in Chronic Right Heart Failure in a Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient
Abstract We report the case of a 76-year-old patient who developed chronic right heart failure 1 year after left ventricular assist device implantation due to ischemic cardiomyopathy. Initial recompensation was achieved through dobutamin, sildenafil, and levosimendan treatment. Yet, discharge was su...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2016-01-01
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| Series: | The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0036-1571286 |