Acute cardiac liver injury and levosimendan
Authors:
MUDr. Ondřej Ludka; Ph.D. 1,2; MUDr. Jiří Hlásenský 1; prof. MUDr. Jindřich Špinar, CSc.; Fesc 1,2
Authors place of work:
Interní kardiologická klinika LF MU a FN Brno
1; Mezinárodní centrum klinického výzkumu, FN u sv. Anny v Brně
2
Published in the journal:
Kardiol Rev Int Med 2013, 15(4): 234-237
Category:
Summary
Heart failure is the major public health problem of the 21st century, with frequent re-hospitalizations, impaired quality of life and prognosis. The progression of heart failure is often characterized by an increasing inability of the heart to meet the metabolic demands of most organs. While the consequences of acute heart failure on renal function have been described many times, a comprehensive description of the impact of acute heart failure on the liver function is still lacking. In the treatment of acute heart failure, we can exploit the hepatoprotective effect of levosimendan, which is probably due to its favorable hemodynamic effects, specifically because of its positive inotropic and vasodilatory effects, together with a direct hepatocytic effect, accompanied by an increase in metabolic and adaptation reserves of hepatocytes.
Keywords:
levosimendan – cardiohepatic failure – acute cardiac liver injury
Zdroje
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Paediatric cardiology Internal medicine Cardiac surgery CardiologyČlánok vyšiel v časopise
Cardiology Review
2013 Číslo 4
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