Clinical cardiology
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Clinical cardiology · Dec 2008
Randomized Controlled TrialEffects of levosimendan on left atrial functions in patients with ischemic heart failure.
With further progression of left ventricular (LV) dysfunction, the left atrial (LA) contribution to LV filling gradually decreases, and LA dysfunction deteriorates the decreased LV filling in patients with heart failure (HF). ⋯ Left atrial functions respond better to levosimendan than to dobutamine in decompensated HF.