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Levosimendan infusion improved hemodynamics and increased left ventricular fractional shortening from 10% to 25% in a premature neonate with postoperative low cardiac output syndrome.
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Levosimendan successfully improved hemodynamics in a premature neonate with postoperative low cardiac output syndrome refractory to standard inotropes.
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May support levosimendan rescue in refractory neonatal low cardiac output; hypothesis-generating case report requiring prospective trials.
Lechner et al. (2006) conducted a case report in Postoperative low cardiac output syndrome (n=1). Levosimendan was evaluated on Hemodynamics and left ventricular function. Levosimendan infusion improved hemodynamics and increased left ventricular fractional shortening from 10% to 25% in a premature neonate with postoperative low cardiac output syndrome.
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