title: Is preoperative levosimendan indicated to treat normal left ventricular function and left ventricle outflow obstruction?
authors.affiliation: Pisa and Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guarracino
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tritapepe
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D006835:Hydrazones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011724:Pyridazines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000077464:Simendan; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology; D014694:Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D006835:Hydrazones; D011724:Pyridazines; D000077464:Simendan