Use of levosimendan in hemodynamic management of heart failure in two neonates with intracranial arteriovenous shunts: a case series

Table 1 Clinical details of included patients

	Patient 1	Patient 2
Sex	Female	Male
Birthweight (grams)	2000	3690
Birthweight Z-score (SD)	0.47	0.99
Gestational age (weeks + days)	33 + 2	39 + 0
Maternal age (years)	37	36
In vitro fertilization	No	No
Prenatal heart failure	Yes	No
Prenatal diagnosis	Yes	No
Intubation at birth	Yes	No
Apgar score at 1st minute	5	8
Apgar score at 5 min	8	9
Admission pH	7.14	7.32
Admission lactates (mmol/l)	2.5	2.8
Admission Bicêtre score	2	2
Maximum NT-proBNP (pg/ml)	129 077	265 736
Maximum vasoactive inotropic score	6	9.7
Number of embolizations	1	2
In-hospital mortality	Yes	No

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