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J Ethnopharmacol
January 2025
Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Diseases of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, 730000, China. Electronic address:
Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Sepsis is a life-threatening systemic syndrome usually accompanied by myocardial dysfunction. Po-Ge-Jiu-Xin decoction (PGJXD), a traditional Chinese prescription medicine, has been used clinically to treat cardiovascular disease including heart failure, sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy (SIC) and even septic shock. Previous clinical studies suggested PGJXD has shown promising results in improving cardiac function and treating heart failure in sepsis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Physiol Pharmacol
August 2024
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding 071000, China.
In patients with severe septic cardiomyopathy, levosimendan has been found to improve myocardial contractility more effectively than dobutamine, although the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. This study aims to compare the effects of levosimendan and dobutamine on cardiac function and inflammatory markers in patients with septic cardiomyopathy, and to further investigate the advantages and disadvantages of both treatments. We included 40 patients with septic cardiomyopathy treated in the intensive care unit of our hospital from September 2020 to September 2023.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther
September 2024
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Fundación Clínica Shaio, Bogotá, Colombia.
Acute heart failure, advanced cardiac failure, cardiac surgery, and sepsis are conditions that require simultaneous treatment to stimulate contractility and/or reduce systemic vascular resistance, with levosimendan and milrinone being treatment options. This research's aim is to review the current indications and evidence for these medications across various scenarios. Evidence suggests that levosimendan is a non-inferior alternative to dobutamine and superior to milrinone in treating low cardiac output syndrome following cardiac surgery.
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June 2024
Department of Medicine, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, PAK.
Levosimendan, a novel drug, a calcium-sensitizing inotrope, has emerged as a potential therapeutic modulator for heart failure (HF). This review appraises the efficacy and safety of levosimendan in managing HF, in different clinical settings. The study aims to examine the clinical outcomes reported in the selected trials to determine the effectiveness of levosimendan in improving key parameters related to HF.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFESC Heart Fail
June 2024
National Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory, The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese National Health Commission and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, China.
Heart failure is the final stage of several cardiovascular diseases, and the key to effectively treating heart failure is to reverse or delay ventricular remodelling. Levosimendan is a novel inotropic and vasodilator agent used in heart failure, whereas the impact of levosimendan on ventricular remodelling is still unclear. This study aims to investigate the impact of levosimendan on ventricular remodelling in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction.
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