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Experimental Study of Heart Functionality during Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure in Rats of Different Age Groups
1Department of Anatomy and Physiology of Humans and Animals, Institute of Biology and Chemistry, Moscow State Pedagogical University, Moscow, Russia. mamalyga_49@mail.ru.
Abstract:
Levosimendan is effective in the therapy of chronic heart failure in both mature and old rats, but the duration of its therapeutic effect differs in these age groups. In 15 days after treatment, the myocardium in old rats maintained augmented functionality, whereas in old animals, functional potencies returned to the levels observed prior to the therapy. Stimulation of tissue respiration with combined administration of L-carnitine and α-lipoic acid against the background of levosimendan treatment prolonged its therapeutic effect in mature, but not in old rats.
