Browsing by Author "Schwinger, Robert H. G."
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Levosimendan beyond inotropy and acute heart failure: Evidence of pleiotropic effects on the heart and other organs: An expert panel position paper
Farmakis, Dimitrios; Alvarez, Julian; Ben Gal, Tuvia; Brito, Dulce; Fedele, Francesco; Fonseca, Candida; Gordon, Anthony C.; Gotsman, Israel; Grossini, Elena; Guarracino, Fabio; Harjola, Veli-Pekka; Hellman, Yaron; Heunks, Leo; Ivancan, Visnja; Karavidas, Apostolos; Kivikko, Matti; Lomivorotov, Vladimir; Longrois, Dan; Masip, Josep; Metra, Marco; Morelli, Andrea; Nikolaou, Maria; Papp, Zoltan; Parkhomenko, Alexander; Poelzl, Gerhard; Pollesello, Piero; Ravn, Hanne Berg; Rex, Steffen; Riha, Hynek; Ricksten, Sven-Erik; Schwinger, Robert H. G.; Vrtovec, Bojan; Yilmaz, M. Birhan; Zielinska, Marzenna; Parissis, John (ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, 2016)Levosimendan is a positive inotrope with vasodilating properties (inodilator) indicated for decompensated heart failure (HF) patients with low cardiac output. Accumulated evidence supports several pleiotropic effects of ... -
Levosimendan: Molecular mechanisms and clinical implications Consensus of experts on the mechanisms of action of levosimendan
Papp, Zoltan; Edes, Istvan; Fruhwald, Sonja; De Hert, Stefan G.; Salmenpera, Markku; Leppikangas, Heli; Mebazaa, Alexandre; Landoni, Giovanni; Grossini, Elena; Caimmi, Philippe; Morelli, Andrea; Guarracino, Fabio; Schwinger, Robert H. G.; Meyer, Sven; Algotsson, Lars; Wikstrom, Bernt Gerhard; Jorgensen, Kirsten; Filippatos, Gerasimos; Parissis, John T.; Garcia Gonzalez, Martin J.; Parkhomenko, Alexander; Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan; Kivikko, Matti; Pollesello, Piero; Follath, Ferenc (ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, 2012)The molecular background of the Ca2+-sensitizing effect of levosimendan relates to its specific interaction with the Ca2+-sensor troponin C molecule in the cardiac myofilaments. Over the years, significant preclinical and ...