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Anaesth Intensive Care · Jun 2007
Case ReportsMyocardial depression associated with pneumococcal septic shock reversed by levosimendan.
- H Ramaswamykanive, D Bihari, and T R Solano.
- Intensive Care Unit, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- Anaesth Intensive Care. 2007 Jun 1; 35 (3): 409-13.
AbstractLevosimendan is a myocardial calcium sensitiser and potassium-ATP channel opener Levosimendan has been used in critically ill patients in various conditions to support myocardial function as an inotrope, lusitrope and vasodilator. We report the use of levosimendan in a patient with invasive streptococcal septic shock.
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