| Literature DB >> 6823859 |
M M Applefeld, K A Newman, W R Grove, F J Sutton, D S Roffman, W P Reed, S E Linberg.
Abstract
The use of outpatient dobutamine infusions by a small, portable infusion pump in 3 patients with intractable congestive heart failure (CHF) is described. With this therapy left ventricular function improved and CHF resolved in each. Tolerance to dobutamine was obviated by giving infusions twice weekly. Except for 3 mild infections around the catheter exit site, there have been no complications of this therapy is 58 cumulative patient weeks.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID： 6823859 DOI： 10.1016/s0002-9149(83)80079-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Cardiol ISSN： 0002-9149 Impact factor: 2.778