Assessment of inotropic and vasodilating effects of milrinone lactate in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy and severe heart failure

OBJECTIVE: To assess the hemodynamic and vasodilating effects of milrinone lactate (ML) in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III and IV heart failure. METHODS: Twenty patients with DCM and NYHA class III and IV heart failure were studied. The hemo...

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Published in:	Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Main Authors:	Edson Antonio Bregagnollo, Adjair Humberto Fortes, Antonio Carlos Cicogna
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 1999-02-01
Subjects:	heart failure inotropic agents milrinone
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X1999000200003