Boosting the Beat: A Critical Showdown of Levosimendan and Milrinone in Surgical and Non-Surgical Scenarios: A Narrative Review

• Main Authors: Alejandro Quintero-Altare MD (Author), Catalina Flórez-Navas MD (Author), Henry Robayo-Amortegui MD (Author), Maria Rojas-Arrieta MD (Author), Eduardo Tuta-Quintero MD (Author), Alirio Bastidas-Goyes MD (Author), Laura Martínez-Delgado MD (Author), Julián Orlando Casallas-Barrera MD (Author), Claudia Poveda-Henao MD (Author), Ricardo Buitrago-Bernal MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Acute heart failure, advanced cardiac failure, cardiac surgery, and sepsis are conditions that require simultaneous treatment to stimulate contractility and/or reduce systemic vascular resistance, with levosimendan and milrinone being treatment options. This research's aim is to review the curr...