Medscape

Intra-aortic Balloon Pump May Best Inotropes in Decompensated HF

PARIS — Early implantation of an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) in patients with decompensated heart failure (HF) and low output provided more effective treatment than inotropic agents in a small ...
Nature

421 Preterm Infants on Inotropes Have Lower Cerebral Oxygen Consumption Measured by Near Infrared Spectroscopy

BACKGROUND: Sick preterm infants are often on inotropic medication to maintain mean arterial blood pressure (MAP). The effect of inotropes on cerebral oxygen metabolism remains unknown. We recently ...
Nature

Relationship between systemic blood flow, blood pressure, inotropes, and aEEG in the first 48 h of life in extremely preterm infants

Significant hemodynamic changes occur immediately after birth in preterm infants. Amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (aEEG) provides a method of assessing brain activity in sick neonates; ...
Medscape

EMOTE: End-stage HF patients may safely transition from IV to PO inotrope

Toronto, ON - An investigational oral inotropic agent, a selective inhibitor of phosphodiesterase-3 (PDE-3), took a small, uncertain step forward when a randomized, placebo-controlled trial showed it ...
TCTMD

Inotropes and Mortality in Patients With Cardiogenic Shock Due to Myocardial Infarction: Insights from the SWEDEHEART Registry

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