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levosimendan

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levosimendan
Simdax® Cardiology A calcium-sensitizing agent which ↑ heart pump efficiency w/o ↑ O2 consumption or causing arrhythmias


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During the first 5 days, one-third more of the levosimendan recipients than the others showed reductions in symptoms, says Milton Packer, a physician at the University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.
Abbott Laboratories (Abbott Park, IL) and Orion Corporation (Espoo, Finland) have expanded their licensing agreement for the injectable formulation of levosimendan (marketed as Simdax in most countries), Orion's proprietary drug for the treatment of acutely decompensated heart failure.
The acute heart failure pipeline has high commercial potential but safety issues have led to disappointment for levosimendan, leaving tolvaptan as the most promising acute heart failure product in the pipeline.
 
 
 
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