Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Comparison of inhaled nitric oxide with aerosolized iloprost for treatment of pulmonary hypertension in children after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery.
Pilot study to compare the effect of inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) and aerosolized iloprost in preventing perioperative pulmonary hypertensive crises (PHTCs). ⋯ In this pilot study, aerosolized iloprost had a favorable safety profile. Larger trials are needed to compare its efficacy to iNO for the treatment of perioperative pulmonary hypertension. However, neither treatment alone abolished the occurrence of PHTCs.
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Letter Case Reports
Isolated right ventricular stress-induced ("Tako-Tsubo") cardiomyopathy.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effect of levosimendan and predictors of recovery in patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy, a randomized clinical trial.
Levosimendan is a promising new inodilator agent but its effectiveness in peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) has not been tested in a clinical trial. The authors sought to evaluate the effect of levosimendan therapy and to determine the predictors of clinical outcome in patients with PPCM. ⋯ Addition of levosimendan to conventional therapy did not improve outcome in patients with PPCM. In patients with PLVD or patients who died, LVEF, LVESD and left atrial diameter were worse than those with complete resolution.