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Low-output congestive heart failure

MedGen UID:
869772
•Concept ID:
C4024201
•
Disease or Syndrome
HPO: HP:0009805

Definition

A form of heart failure characterized by reduced cardiac output. This may be seen in patients with heart failure owing to ischemic heart disease, hypertension, cardiomyopathy, and other causes. [from HPO]

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  • Low-output congestive heart failure

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PubMed

Inotropes for the management of acute heart failure patients with renal dysfunction. Still an option?
Rafouli-Stergiou P, Parissis JT, Anastasiou-Nana M
Expert Opin Pharmacother 2012 Dec;13(18):2637-47. Epub 2012 Nov 21 doi: 10.1517/14656566.2012.749859. PMID: 23170968
The xamoterol experience in the treatment of heart failure.
Cruickshank JM
Am J Cardiol 1993 Mar 25;71(9):61C-64C. doi: 10.1016/0002-9149(93)90088-t. PMID: 8465800
Efficacy of ibopamine in the treatment of heart failure.
Taylor SH, Cicchetti V
Am Heart J 1990 Dec;120(6 Pt 2):1583-90. doi: 10.1016/0002-8703(90)90063-4. PMID: 1978982

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Levosimendan in patients with low-output heart failure: lessons from the LIDO trial.
Follath F
Ital Heart J 2003 May;4 Suppl 2:34S-38S. PMID: 14635368
Severe reversible dilated cardiomyopathy and hyperthyroidism: case report and review of the literature.
Boccalandro C, Boccalandro F, Orlander P, Wei CF
Endocr Pract 2003 Mar-Apr;9(2):140-6. doi: 10.4158/EP.9.2.140. PMID: 12917077

Diagnosis

A case of congestive heart failure due to reversible dilated cardiomyopathy caused by hyperthyroidism.
Khandwala HM
South Med J 2004 Oct;97(10):1001-3. doi: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000125100.10857.54. PMID: 15558930
Levosimendan in patients with low-output heart failure: lessons from the LIDO trial.
Follath F
Ital Heart J 2003 May;4 Suppl 2:34S-38S. PMID: 14635368

Therapy

A case of congestive heart failure due to reversible dilated cardiomyopathy caused by hyperthyroidism.
Khandwala HM
South Med J 2004 Oct;97(10):1001-3. doi: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000125100.10857.54. PMID: 15558930
Levosimendan in patients with low-output heart failure: lessons from the LIDO trial.
Follath F
Ital Heart J 2003 May;4 Suppl 2:34S-38S. PMID: 14635368
Severe reversible dilated cardiomyopathy and hyperthyroidism: case report and review of the literature.
Boccalandro C, Boccalandro F, Orlander P, Wei CF
Endocr Pract 2003 Mar-Apr;9(2):140-6. doi: 10.4158/EP.9.2.140. PMID: 12917077
Cardiovascular pharmacology of dopexamine in low output congestive heart failure.
Leier CV, Binkley PF, Carpenter J, Randolph PH, Unverferth DV
Am J Cardiol 1988 Jul 1;62(1):94-9. doi: 10.1016/0002-9149(88)91371-9. PMID: 2898209
Digitalis glycosides.
Sloan RW
Am Fam Physician 1983 Nov;28(5):206-16. PMID: 6314796

Clinical prediction guides

Intravenous pirbuterol.
Leier CV, Nelson S, Huss P, Bianchine JR, Olukotun AY, Taylor CR, Salzburg DS
Clin Pharmacol Ther 1982 Jan;31(1):89-94. doi: 10.1038/clpt.1982.14. PMID: 7053311

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