Efectos hemodinámicos del piruvato intracoronario en pacientes con insuficiencia cardíaca congestiva: un estudio

H P Hermann1, B Pieske, E Schwarzmüller

  • 1Zentrum Innere Medizin, Abteilung Kardiologie und Pneumologie, Universität Göttingen, Germany.

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Resumen

La administración de piruvato intracoronario mejoró significativamente la función cardíaca en pacientes con insuficiencia cardíaca congestiva, aumentando el índice cardíaco y el índice de volumen de ictus. Este estudio destaca el piruvato.

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