Levosimendan Improves Renal Function in Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: Comparison with Dobutamine

[1] Ruilope LM(2001)Renal function: the Cinderella of cardiovascular risk profile J Am Coll Cardiol 38 1782-441

[2] van Veldhuisen DJ(2004)ATP-dependent potassium channels as a key target for the treatment of myocardial and vascular dysfunction Curr Opin Crit Care 10 436-22

[3] Ritz E(2005)Levosimendan improves LV systolic and diastolic performance at rest and during exercise after heart failure Am J Physiol 288 H914-70

[4] Luscher TF(1999)A more accurate method to estimate glomerular filtration rate from serum creatinine: a new prediction equation Ann Intern Med 130 461-72

[5] Pollesello P(1992)Arterial norepinephrine changes in patients with septic shock Circ Shock 38 165-44

[6] Mebazaa A(1994)Glomerular hemodynamics during abortion induced by RU 486 and sepsis in rats Braz J Med Biol Res 27 1431-575

[7] Tachibana H(1989)Renal function and glomerular hemodynamics in male endotoxemic rats Kidney Int 36 570-69

[8] Cheng HJ(2004)Acute renal failure and sepsis N Eng J Med 351 159-13

[9] Ukai T(2001)Compensated heart failure predisposes to outer medullary tubular injury: studies in rats Kidney Int 60 607-32

[10] Igawa A(2005)Disruption of renal peritubular blood flow in lipopolysaccharide-induced renal failure. Role of nitric oxide and caspases Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 289 F1324-39

[1] Ruilope LM(2001)Renal function: the Cinderella of cardiovascular risk profile J Am Coll Cardiol 38 1782-441

[2] van Veldhuisen DJ(2004)ATP-dependent potassium channels as a key target for the treatment of myocardial and vascular dysfunction Curr Opin Crit Care 10 436-22

[3] Ritz E(2005)Levosimendan improves LV systolic and diastolic performance at rest and during exercise after heart failure Am J Physiol 288 H914-70

[4] Luscher TF(1999)A more accurate method to estimate glomerular filtration rate from serum creatinine: a new prediction equation Ann Intern Med 130 461-72

[5] Pollesello P(1992)Arterial norepinephrine changes in patients with septic shock Circ Shock 38 165-44

[6] Mebazaa A(1994)Glomerular hemodynamics during abortion induced by RU 486 and sepsis in rats Braz J Med Biol Res 27 1431-575

[7] Tachibana H(1989)Renal function and glomerular hemodynamics in male endotoxemic rats Kidney Int 36 570-69

[8] Cheng HJ(2004)Acute renal failure and sepsis N Eng J Med 351 159-13

[9] Ukai T(2001)Compensated heart failure predisposes to outer medullary tubular injury: studies in rats Kidney Int 60 607-32

[10] Igawa A(2005)Disruption of renal peritubular blood flow in lipopolysaccharide-induced renal failure. Role of nitric oxide and caspases Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 289 F1324-39