TY - JOUR
TI - Resuscitation from adrenaline resistant electro-mechanical dissociation
facilitated by levosimendan in a young man with idiopathic dilated
cardiomyopathy
AU - Tsagalou, EP
AU - Nanas, JN
JO - Resuscitation
PY - 2006
VL - 68
TODO - 1
SP - 147-149
PB - Elsevier Ireland Ltd
SN - 0300-9572
TODO - 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2005.06.007
TODO - cardiac arrest; heart failure; resuscitation
TODO - A 32-year-old man with severe congestive heart failure due to idiopathic
cardionnyopathy developed ventricutar tachycardia followed by
etectromechanical dissociation. High doses of conventional inotropic
medications failed to restore haemodynamics. The additional infusion of
levosimendan in conjunction with external chest compressions for 2.5h
restored haemodynamics, followed by complete recovery, including normal
neurological function. The anti-stunning properties of levosimendan
probably attenuated post-ischaemic myocardial dysfunction and helped to
restore normal cardiac output. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights
reserved.
ER -