Long-term milrinone therapy is common in patients with advanced heart failure awaiting transplant, although there is evidence that long-term administration of inotropic therapy increases mortality ...

Several observations from preclinical and short-term clinical studies support a role for sildenafil in the treatment of heart failure patients. The following discussion briefly considers each of ...

inotropes such as dobutamine, and inodilators like milrinone. All of these play a role but are associated with certain limitations ( Table 1).

Medindia neither buys nor sells drugs. Milrinone is a phosphodiesterase 3 inhibitor, prescribed for acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) (serious cause of acute respiratory distress).

Consequently, treatment with 0.5 mcg/kg/h intravenous milrinone, 100 mg oral aspirin, 0.1 mg/kg oral enalapril, and 2 mg/kg/day intravenous furosemide was initiated. Upon a reduction in the need for ...