1 In the following states of LCOS/CS, therapeutic approaches are mainly based on positive inotropes, which mediate myocardial stimulation and increase heart contractibility. Inotropic drugs ...

Inotropes are used to improve cardiac output and so increase oxygen delivery to tissues ... The short-term clinical outcomes and biomarkers we can measure readily may not be the aspects that matter.

Millions of patients are hospitalized for acute heart failure (AHF) every year throughout the world. Despite tremendous advances in cardiovascular care, morbidity and mortality for AHF remain high ...

Negative inotropic effects of β-blockers or nondihydropyridine calcium channel blockers are less of a concern; as such either class of drug can be useful for rate control in the patient with AHF ...

For example, speech at 24 hours in those with some EEG activity at one hour has a positive predictive value for complete recovery of 1.0. Gendo et al recorded serial SEPs at 4, 12, 24, and 48 hours ...

Despite the improvements in signs and symptoms that occur during hospitalization for heart failure in response to available therapies, including diuretics, vasodilators, and inotropes ...

All echocardiograms were performed free breathing and without inotropic support. All post-surgical imaging and analyses were performed prospectively on a GE Vivid E9 or E95 (GE, Vingmed Ultrasound, ...

iDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, O'Brien Institute for Public Health, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada jDepartment of Community Health Sciences, O ...

The COP is the supreme decision-making body of the Convention. All States that are Parties to the Convention are represented at the COP, at which they review the implementation of the Convention and ...

Results: We describe the practicality, test performance, and utility of some of the commonly employed ancillary tests for the diagnosis of brain death in clinical practice, along with their case ...