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Effectiveness and safety of levosimendan in clinical practice
Silva-Cardoso, J; Ferreira, J; Oliveira-Soares, A; Martins-de-Campos, J; Fonseca, C; Lousada, N; Ilídio-Moreira, J; Rabaçal, C; Damasceno, A; Amorim, SBACKGROUND: In previous randomized studies levosimendan improved hemodynamics and clinical course, with a still unclear effect on prognosis. There are, however, few data regarding its effects when used in daily practice. AIMS: We evaluated the clinical effectiveness and safety of levosimendan in the treatment of acute systolic heart failure (SHF) in daily practice conditions. METHODS: In this prospective, multi...
Aortic peri-valvular abscess, mycotic aneurysm of Valsalva sinus, and fistula t...
Gouveia, D; Cardim, N; Longo, S; Carranca, J; Ferreira, C; Cunha, J; de Almeida, R; Pereira, A; Lousada, N; Ferreira, T; Pereira, T; Correia, MInfective endocarditis continues to attract the attention of many physicians. The authors present a case report of a 64 year old man with a history of infective endocarditis of a native aortic valve complicated by a perivalvular abscess, mycotic aneurysm of a sinus of valsalva and acquired aorta-right ventricular shunt.; Infective endocarditis continues to attract the attention of many physicians. The authors p...