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Narrative Reviews

Inotropes

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Sections

General | Investigations & Monitoring | Therapies

General

General

Hansen. Use of Inotropic Agents in Advanced Heart Failure: Pros and Cons. Cardiology 2024;epublished January 18th
Bloom. State of Shock: Contemporary Vasopressor and Inotrope Use in Cardiogenic Shock. J Am Heart Assoc 2023;epublished July 25th

Background

Pathophysiology

Conditions

Septic Shock

Yolsiriwat. Inotropic drugs in septic shock: Inotropic drugs in septic shock. Clin Crit Care 2024;epublished February 24th

Complications

Complication

Monitoring & Investigations

General

Therapies

Levosimendan

Du. Levosimendan for sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction: friend or foe? Front Cardiovasc Med 2025;11:1520596

Istaroxime

Krasińska. Istaroxime in Acute Heart Failure and Early Cardiogenic Shock: A Calcium-Cycling Approach to Inotropic Therapy. Int J Mol Sci. 2026;27(13):5779

Last updated July 20th, 2026