Levosimendan as Rescue Therapy for Acute Heart Failure in a Patient with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
Pediatr Cardiol
; 40(3): 668-670, 2019 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-30796500
The longer survival of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy due to advances in clinical care has increased the incidence of Duchenne muscular dystrophy-associated cardiomyopathy, a nearly consistent feature in the third decade of life. A 26-year-old patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy experienced severe acute heart failure triggered by pneumonia. Levosimendan was effective in improving heart function.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cardiotônicos
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Distrofia Muscular de Duchenne
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Simendana
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Insuficiência Cardíaca
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Cardiomiopatias
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pediatr Cardiol
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
França