Optimization of left ventricular function with carvedilol before high-risk cardiac surgery

Optimization of left ventricular function with carvedilol before high-risk cardiac surgery

Patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction and symptomatic heart failure caused by ischemic or valvular heart disease face a high morbidity and mortality risk from cardiac surgery. We present data showing that excellent surgical outcome can be achieved after pre-treatment of such patients wit...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of heart and lung transplantation 2001-10, Vol.20 (10), p.1129-1131
Hauptverfasser: Kotlyar, Eugene, Macdonald, Peter S, Keogh, Anne M, Arnold, Ruth H, McCaffrey, Dermot J, Wilson, Michael K, Spratt, Philip M
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use
Biological and medical sciences
Carbazoles - therapeutic use
Cardiac Surgical Procedures - methods
Cardiotonic agents
Cardiovascular system
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Propanolamines - therapeutic use
Risk Factors
Treatment Outcome
Vasodilator Agents - therapeutic use
Ventricular Function, Left - drug effects
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Zusammenfassung:Patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction and symptomatic heart failure caused by ischemic or valvular heart disease face a high morbidity and mortality risk from cardiac surgery. We present data showing that excellent surgical outcome can be achieved after pre-treatment of such patients with carvedilol.
ISSN:1053-2498
1557-3117
DOI:10.1016/S1053-2498(01)00303-5