Why the study?
Does levosimendan have anti-arrhythmic effects and terminate atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery?
Does levosimendan have anti-arrhythmic effects and terminate atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery?
This review highlights the potential of the calcium sensitizer levosimendan as an anti-arrhythmic agent, particularly for managing atrial fibrillation following cardiac surgery.
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Should not yet change post-cardiac surgery AF management; hypothesis-generating for levosimendan's anti-arrhythmic properties.
Kowalczyk et al. (2010) studied this question.
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