Difficult cases in heart failure: Expanding the therapeutic armamentarium in decompensated heart failure: using intravenous fenoldopam

S Potluri; P Uber; M Mehra

Difficult cases in heart failure: Expanding the therapeutic armamentarium in decompensated heart failure: using intravenous fenoldopam

Congest Heart Fail. 2001 Jan-Feb;7(1):51-52.

Authors

S Potluri¹, P Uber, M Mehra

Affiliation

¹ Ochsner Cardiomyopathy and Heart Transplantation Center, Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, LA 70121.

PMID: 11828137

Abstract

The authors report the clinical use of fenoldopam, a dopamine agonist, in a patient with decompensated heart failure and severe pulmonary hypertension. In addition, they explore the potential mechanisms by which fenoldopam exerts its beneficial effects and review the literature regarding the use of this agent in systolic heart failure. (c)2001 by CHF, Inc.