Levosimendan in High Risk Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

Summary

Low cardiac output syndrome (LCOs) is a serious complication in critically ill patients or those undergoing major surgery, resulting in multiple organ damage with significant in-hospital and long-term morbidity and mortality, as well as prolonged hospital stay. In this setting the mortality rate is distressingly high despite improvements in intensive care treatment, but survivors have an acceptable quality of life.

Timeline

Start

2009-11

Primary completion

2016-05

Completion

2016-05

Publications

• Background Landoni G, Mizzi A, Biondi-Zoccai G, Bruno G, Bignami E, Corno L, Zambon M, Gerli C, Zangrillo A. Reducing mortality in cardiac surgery with levosimendan: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2010 Feb;24(1):51-7. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2009.05.031. Epub 2009 Aug 22.
• Background Landoni G, Zambon M, Zangrillo A. Reducing perioperative myocardial infarction with anesthetic drugs and techniques. Curr Drug Targets. 2009 Sep;10(9):858-62. doi: 10.2174/138945009789108837. Epub 2009 Sep 1.
• Background Zangrillo A, Biondi-Zoccai G, Mizzi A, Bruno G, Bignami E, Gerli C, De Santis V, Tritapepe L, Landoni G. Levosimendan reduces cardiac troponin release after cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2009 Aug;23(4):474-8. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2008.11.013. Epub 2009 Feb 12.
• Background Landoni G, Rodseth RN, Santini F, Ponschab M, Ruggeri L, Szekely A, Pasero D, Augoustides JG, Del Sarto PA, Krzych LJ, Corcione A, Slullitel A, Cabrini L, Le Manach Y, Almeida RM, Bignami E, Biondi-Zoccai G, Bove T, Caramelli F, Cariello C, Carpanese A, Clarizia L, Comis M, Conte M, Covello RD, De Santis V, Feltracco P, Giordano G, Pittarello D, Gottin L, Guarracino F, Morelli A, Musu M, Pala G, Pasin L, Pezzoli I, Paternoster G, Remedi R, Roasio A, Zucchetti M, Petrini F, Finco G, Ranieri M, Zangrillo A. Randomized evidence for reduction of perioperative mortality. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2012 Oct;26(5):764-72. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2012.04.018. Epub 2012 Jun 20.
• Background Landoni G, Biondi-Zoccai G, Greco M, Greco T, Bignami E, Morelli A, Guarracino F, Zangrillo A. Effects of levosimendan on mortality and hospitalization. A meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies. Crit Care Med. 2012 Feb;40(2):634-46. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e318232962a.
• Zangrillo A, Lomivorotov VV, Pisano A, Calabro MG, Belletti A, Brazzi L, Grigoryev EV, Guarracino F, Monaco F, Garofalo E, Crivellari M, Likhvantsev VV, Fominskiy EV, Paternoster G, Yavorovskiy A, Pasyuga VV, Oriani A, Lembo R, Bianchi A, Scandroglio AM, Abubakirov MN, Di Tomasso N, Landoni G; CHEETAH Study Group. Long-term outcome of perioperative low cardiac output syndrome in cardiac surgery: 1-year results of a multicenter randomized trial. J Crit Care. 2020 Aug;58:89-95. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2020.04.005. Epub 2020 Apr 17.
• Landoni G, Lomivorotov VV, Alvaro G, Lobreglio R, Pisano A, Guarracino F, Calabro MG, Grigoryev EV, Likhvantsev VV, Salgado-Filho MF, Bianchi A, Pasyuga VV, Baiocchi M, Pappalardo F, Monaco F, Boboshko VA, Abubakirov MN, Amantea B, Lembo R, Brazzi L, Verniero L, Bertini P, Scandroglio AM, Bove T, Belletti A, Michienzi MG, Shukevich DL, Zabelina TS, Bellomo R, Zangrillo A; CHEETAH Study Group. Levosimendan for Hemodynamic Support after Cardiac Surgery. N Engl J Med. 2017 May 25;376(21):2021-2031. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1616325. Epub 2017 Mar 21.

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Indications

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