Do you routinely use milrinone to augment RV function in patients with massive pulmonary emboli on vasoactive support?
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Recent data in experimental acute PE suggest that levosimendan and milrinone showed similar and beneficial hemodynamic profiles – reducing RV afterload and improving RV function without increasing RV mechanical work. (Dobutamine increased CO, but at the cost of an increase in RV afterload and ...