Abstract

MIRANDA-AQUINO, Tomás; PEREZ-TOPETE, Silvia Esmeralda; TREVINO-FRUTOS, Ramón Javier  and  GUERRA-VILLA, Manuel Nicolás. Dobutamine versus levosimendan for patients with acute decompensated heart failure. Rev. Mex. Cardiol [online]. 2016, vol.27, n.1, pp.44-49. ISSN 0188-2198.

Introduction: Heart failure remains a highly frequent cause of hospitalization; with a high morbidity and mortality. Objectives: The aim of this study is to compare the 30-day in hospital survival of patients treated with Levosimendan vs. Dobutamine in acute decompensated heart failure. Secondary aims will be to compare the measurement of LVEF before and after inotropic and length of hospital stay. Material and methods: Observational, descriptive, retrospective study. All adult patients were admitted to the Hospital Christus Muguerza Alta Especialidad, with acute decompensated heart failure diagnosis and have required inotropic support in the period January 2013 to September 2015 were collected. Results: 83 patients were included, however only 38 met the inclusion criteria. Of the 38 patients 20 (53%) were prescribed levosimendan and 18 (47%) dobutamine. The average age in both groups was 62.2 years (± 15.6) of levosimendan versus dobutamine 78.8 years (± 10.6) (p = 0.0005). Survival at 30 days was 100% in levosimendan versus 77.8% in dobutamine (p = 0.0274). In days of hospital stay it was 9.3 days (± 5.1) levosimendan and 13.8 days (± 6.5) in dobutamine (p = 0.02). postinotropic LVEF change was 18.3% (± 6.2) levosimendan versus 18.7% (± 9.9) dobutamine (p = 0.88). Conclusions: The use of dobutamine leads to a lower survival to 30 days, in addition to longer hospital stay. However no difference in LVEF values ​​at admission or inotropic post.

Keywords : Heart failure worsened; dobutamine; levosimendan; LVEF.

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