Influence of the novel inotropic agent levosimendan on isometric tension and calcium cycling in failing human myocardium
Influence of the novel inotropic agent levosimendan on isometric tension and calcium cycling in failing human myocardium
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DOI:
10.1161/01.cir.98.20.2141
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发表时间:
1998-11-17
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影响因子:
37.8
通讯作者:
Just, H
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作者:
Hasenfuss, G;Pieske, B;Just, H
Background-Levosimendan was shown to increase calcium sensitivity by a novel mechanism and to inhibit phosphodiesterase III activity in animal myocardium.Methods and Results-We investigated the influence of levosimendan on isometric contractions and calcium transients (aequorin method) in muscle strips from human hearts with and-stage failing dilated or ischemic cardiomyopathy (n=27). Data were compared with the effects of the phosphodiesterase inhibitor milrinone (n=9). The average maximum increase in twitch tension was 47+/-14% (range, 6% to 150%) at a levosimendan concentration of 0.8+/-0.3 mu mol/L (P