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Figure 2 Time course of levosimendan treatment effects on pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (A), stroke volume (B) and heart rate (C). Data are placebo-adjusted means ± SEM. Dosages of levosimendan (LS) refer to continuous infusion; see text for details of bolus starting doses. Open circle = levosimendan 0.05 µg/kg/min; open triangle = levosimendan 0.1 µg/kg/min; open square = levosimendan 0.2 µg/kg/min; open diamond = levosimendan 0.4 µg/kg/min; upside-down triangle = levosimendan 0.6 µg/kg/min; closed circle = dobutamine.
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