Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia
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Arq. Bras. Cardiol. · Aug 2010
Review Meta AnalysisLevosimendan in acute decompensated heart failure: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a rather prevalent condition with a high mortality rate. Levosimendan is one among the new drugs that have been tested for its management. ⋯ The evidence available so far has shown no benefit in terms of mortality in association with the use of levosimendan, which only showed a small benefit in the time of hospitalization.
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Arq. Bras. Cardiol. · Aug 2010
Balloon atrial septostomy guided by echocardiography in a neonatal intensive care unit.
The bedside two-dimensional echocardiography (2-D ECHO) has been successfully used to guide the balloon atrial septostomy, speeding up the procedure and preventing the risks of transportation to the hemodynamics laboratory. ⋯ The balloon atrial septostomy guided by the echocardiography reduces the risks by allowing the effective palliative procedure to be carried out promptly in cyanotic neonates, in addition to presenting lower hospital costs.