Efficacy and Safety of Treatment With Simdax® Versus Dobutrex® in Decompensated Heart Failure Patients.

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of levosimendan with dobutamine on heart function in patients suffering of severe chronic heart failure.

Timeline

Start

2002-11

Primary completion

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Completion

2005-04

Publications

• Background Follath F, Cleland JG, Just H, Papp JG, Scholz H, Peuhkurinen K, Harjola VP, Mitrovic V, Abdalla M, Sandell EP, Lehtonen L; Steering Committee and Investigators of the Levosimendan Infusion versus Dobutamine (LIDO) Study. Efficacy and safety of intravenous levosimendan compared with dobutamine in severe low-output heart failure (the LIDO study): a randomised double-blind trial. Lancet. 2002 Jul 20;360(9328):196-202. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(02)09455-2.

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