Why the study?
Does dobutamine improve haemodynamic parameters compared to dopamine in patients with severe congestive heart failure?
Population
22 patients with severe congestive heart failure
Comparison
Dobutamine vs Dopamine
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Dobutamine may offer favorable hemodynamics versus dopamine in severe HF; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does dobutamine improve haemodynamic parameters compared to dopamine in patients with severe congestive heart failure?
Dobutamine is an effective positive inotropic agent that improves cardiac index and lowers left ventricular end-diastolic pressure with less chronotropic and pressor effects than dopamine in severe heart failure.
Stoner et al. (1977) studied this question.
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