Intravenous Levosimendan versus Milrinone: Coronary Sinus Lactate and PA Catheter Derived Parameters in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension Undergoing Elective Mitral Valve Replacement
This study revealed that, in comparison to milrinone, levosimendan was associated with comparable reduction in systolic and mean pulmonary artery pressure, lesser incidence of hypotension, lesser requirement of inotropic support and better myocardial performance.
Authors
- Sukhdev Garg
- Harpreet Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6135-1897)
- Indira Malik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8103-9112)
- Sanjula Virmani
- Rachna Wadhwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5353-0855)
- SayyedEhtesham Hussain Naqvi
- A Dash
Institutions
- Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital (IN)
- Manipal Hospital (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/aca.aca_4_25
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00