Levodopa in severe congestive heart failure
Saudi Heart Journal. 1990; 1 (2): 79-81
in English
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ABSTRACT
The administration of dopamine results in substantial improvement in the performance of the failing heart, and oral formulation of this drug would, therefore, be desirable [1]. Levodopa is converted to dopamine after oral ingestion by the action of aromatic amino acid, decarboxylase in the liver and other tissues [2]. Rajfer [4] recently demonstrated that long-term failure is associated with sustained hemodynamic improvement. We report a case of the use of Levodopa in a patient with severe heart failure and cardiogenic shock who become dependent on intravenous positive inotropic agents
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Levodopa
Language:
English
Journal:
Saudi Heart J.
Year:
1990
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