Publication details
Akutní kardiogenní poškození jater a levosimendan
| Title in English | Acute cardiac liver injury and levosimendan |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2013 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Kardiologická revue |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Cardiovascular diseases incl. cardiosurgery |
| Keywords | levosimendan; cardiohepatic failure; acute cardiac liver injury |
| Description | Acute cardiac liver injury and levosimendan. Heart failure is the major public health problem of the 21st century, with frequent re-hospitalizations, impaired quality of life and prognosis. The progression of heart failure is often characterized by an increasing inability of the heart to meet the metabolic demands of most organs. While the consequences of acute heart failure on renal function have been described many times, a comprehensive description of the impact of acute heart failure on the liver function is still lacking. In the treatment of acute heart failure, we can exploit the hepatoprotective effect of levosimendan, which is probably due to its favorable hemodynamic effects, specifically because of its positive inotropic and vasodilatory effects, together with a direct hepatocytic effect, accompanied by an increase in metabolic and adaptation reserves of hepatocytes. |