Maximal exercise is associated with less frequent side effects than infusion of dobutamine, so exercise echocardiography may be preferred in the diagnosis of angina in hypertensive patients.

Study Question: What is the effect of a short-term intravenous infusion of levosimendan or dobutamine on long-term survival in acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF)? Methods: The Survival of ...

Among the limitations of dobutamine are that (1) prolonged infusion eventually leads to desensitization to its effects in many patients, and (2) the drug is much less effective in the presence of ...