Levosimendan as a treatment for acute renal failure associated with cardiogenic shock after hip fracture

Abstract Inotropic drugs are part of the treatment of heart failure; however, inotropic treatment has been largely debated due to the increased incidence of adverse effects and increased mortality. Recently levosimendan, an inotropic positive agent, has been proved to be effective in acute heart fai...

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Main Authors: Fabiola Quinteros Hinojosa, Margarita Revelo, Alexander Salazar, Genaro Maggi, Renato Schiraldi, Nicolas Brogly, Fernando Gilsanz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-70942017000100089&lng=en&tlng=en