Effect of Levosimendan on Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate in Hospitalized Patients with Decompensated Heart Failure and Renal Dysfunction
Journal: Cardiovascular Therapeutics
Year: 2012

Background Only limited data of the long-term effect of levosimendan on renal dysfunction in patients with decompensated heart failure (DHF) have been published previously. To date, there has been no similar study carried out in a Chinese population. Design and Methods A prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, and double-blind study was performed to investigate the effect of levosimendan on estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in DHF patients with renal dysfunction during a 30-day pe