The effect of levosimendan and dobutamine treatment on QT dispersion in patients with decompensated heart failure: a prospective study

PAKSOY, Fatma; Ulas, TURGAY; Tursun, İRFAN; DAL, Mehmet; OZTEKIN, Erkan; BORLU, Fatih

doi:10.5152/akd.2012.004

The effect of levosimendan and dobutamine treatment on QT dispersion in patients with decompensated heart failure: a prospective study

PAKSOY F., Ulas T., Tursun I., DAL M. S., OZTEKIN E., BORLU F.

ANADOLU KARDIYOLOJI DERGISI-THE ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.12, no.1, pp.16-22, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 12 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2012
Doi Number: 10.5152/akd.2012.004
Journal Name: ANADOLU KARDIYOLOJI DERGISI-THE ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.16-22
Keywords: Arrhythmias, heart failure, levosimendan, dobutamine, QT dispersion, VENTRICULAR REPOLARIZATION, INTRAVENOUS LEVOSIMENDAN, STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY, MYOCARDIAL-ISCHEMIA, VIABILITY, MECHANISM, DIAGNOSIS, EFFICACY, INTERVAL
Akdeniz University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: We investigated the effect of intravenous levosimendan on QT dispersion compared with intravenous dobutamine in patients with acute decompensated heart failure.