Levosimendan improves exercise performance in patients with advanced chronic heart failure.

Journal: ESC heart failure
Published Date: Aug 13, 2015

Abstract

AIMS: Cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) provides parameters such as peak VO and ventilation/CO production (VE/VCO) slope, which are strong prognostic predictors in patients with stable advanced chronic heart failure (ADHF). The study aim was to evaluate the effects of the inodilator levosimendan on CPET in patients with ADHF under stable clinical conditions.

Authors

  • Saima Mushtaq
    Centro Cardiologico Monzino Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalisation and Health Care (IRCCS) Milan Italy.
  • Daniele Andreini
    Division of Cardiology and Cardiac Imaging, IRCCS Ospedale Galeazzi - Sant'Ambrogio Milan, Italy.
  • Stefania Farina
    Centro Cardiologico Monzino Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalisation and Health Care (IRCCS) Milan Italy.
  • Elisabetta Salvioni
    Centro Cardiologico Monzino Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalisation and Health Care (IRCCS) Milan Italy.
  • Gianluca Pontone
    Department of Cardiovascular Imaging, Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
  • Susanna Sciomer
    Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Nephrological, Anaesthesiological and Geriatric Sciences 'La Sapienza' University of Rome Rome Italy.
  • Valentina Volpato
    Centro Cardiologico Monzino Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalisation and Health Care (IRCCS) Milan Italy.
  • Piergiuseppe Agostoni
    Centro Cardiologico MonzinoScientific Institute for Research, Hospitalisation and Health Care (IRCCS)MilanItaly; Cardiovascular Section, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community HealthUniversity of MilanMilanItaly.

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