title: Successful treatment of dilative cardiomyopathy in a 12-year-old girl using the calcium sensitizer levosimendan after weaning from mechanical biventricular assist support.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Charité Hospital, Berlin, Germany. jan.braun@charite.de
authors.forename: Jan-Peter
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Braun
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dohmen
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Döpfmer
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002118:Calcium / Q000502:physiology*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D006835:Hydrazones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D011724:Pyridazines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000077464:Simendan; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D006835:Hydrazones; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D011724:Pyridazines; D000077464:Simendan; D015725:Fluconazole; D002118:Calcium