Levosimendan reverted severe pulmonary hypertension in one patient on waiting list for heart transplantation

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct;168(4):4518-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.06.106. Epub 2013 Jul 19.
No abstract available

Keywords: Heart failure; Heart transplantation; Levosimendan; Pulmonary hypertension; Right ventricle.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Heart Transplantation
  • Humans
  • Hydrazones / therapeutic use*
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / drug therapy*
  • Pyridazines / therapeutic use*
  • Simendan
  • Vasodilator Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Waiting Lists
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Hydrazones
  • Pyridazines
  • Vasodilator Agents
  • Simendan