Research Article
Contribution of Levosimendan in Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction: A Pilot Study
Table 2
Echocardiographic indices before the start of the first spontaneous breathing trial.
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E, peak velocity of E-wave; A, peak velocity of A-wave measured using Doppler transmitral flow; e′, early mitral annulus diastolic velocity measured using tissue Doppler imaging; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction. |