Comparison of levosimendan and nitroglycerine in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Comparison of levosimendan and nitroglycerine in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Background: Levosimendan a calcium ion sensitizer improves both systolic and diastolic functions. This novel lusitropic drug has predictable antiischemic properties which are mediated via the opening of mitochondrial adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium channels. This action of levosimendan is...

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Main Authors: Manoj K Sahu, Anupam Das, Vishwas Malik, Arun Subramanian, Sarvesh Pal Singh, Milind Hote
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
Subjects:
Coronary artery bypass; Levosimendan; Nitroglycerine; Pro brain natriuretic peptide
Online Access:http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2016;volume=19;issue=1;spage=52;epage=58;aulast=Sahu

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