Why the study?
Does intermittent outpatient dobutamine infusion increase the risk of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with NYHA class IV heart failure?
Population
2 patients with NYHA class IV refractory congestive heart failure
Comparison
Intermittent outpatient dobutamine infusion at 5… vs Infusion-free periods (intra-patient comparison)
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
8 weeks
Authors
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Suggests heightened arrhythmia risk with outpatient dobutamine in NYHA IV HF; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does intermittent outpatient dobutamine infusion increase the risk of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with NYHA class IV heart failure?
Intermittent outpatient dobutamine infusion in patients with severe heart failure is highly arrhythmogenic and requires careful monitoring.
David et al. (1986) studied this question.
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