Abstract

IMPROVEMENT OF TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH ACUTE HEART FAILURE, A COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DOBUTAMINE AND LEVOSIMEDAN

Pulatova Shakhnoza Khaydarovna*

Abstract

Acute heart failure is an emergency that is characterized by the rapid onset or increase of symptoms of heart failure. It may be the first to develop or a manifestation of decompensation of chronic heart failure. Dysfunction of the heart can be a consequence of myocardial ischemia, rhythm disturbances, valve dysfunction, pericardial damage, increased filling pressure or systemic resistance. The first developed acute heart failure is most often observed in patients with acute coronary syndrome. The article is devoted to a very important problem of emergency cardiology, namely the treatment of patients with acute decompensated heart failure. The article presents: the algorithm for diagnosing this disease, the modern classification of inotropic agents, and the practical application of a combination of inotropic agents in a specific clinical situation.

Keywords: Acute heart failure (AHF), acute decompensation of heart failure, inotropic drugs, clinical use.