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.