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Editorial Comment
Of ions and temperature: the complicated interplay of temperature, fluids, and electrolytes on myocardial function.
- Kees H Polderman.
- Crit Care. 2013 Jan 1;17(6):1018.
AbstractThis article discusses the potential of levosimendan to treat calcium-induced myocardial dysfunction associated with deep hypothermia. Moderate hypothermia (30 to 34°C) usually improves myocardial contractility and stabilizes heart rhythm, but deep hypothermia can cause severe myocardial dysfunction, which is mediated by intracellular calcium overload. In experimental studies, levosimendan appears effective in reversing this. Clinical studies are needed to confirm these findings and to determine whether levosimendan could also be used for accidental hypothermia and perhaps to mitigate diastolic dysfunction under moderate hypothermia.
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