Prophylactic preoperative levosimendan for off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with left ventricular dysfunction: Single-centered randomized prospective study.

Conclusion: Preoperative levosimendan helps in successful conduct of OPCAB and reduces the incidence of LCOS, POAF, conversion to CPB, and requirement of intra-aortic balloon pump. PMID: 29652271 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29652271?dopt=Abstract

Source: Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia - April 1, 2018 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Desai PM, Sarkar MS, Umbarkar SR Tags: Ann Card Anaesth Source Type: research