Last reviewed 2026-04-19 · How we verify

Dobutamin

At a glance

Approved indications

• Cardiac Decompensation
• Cardiac Decompensation Post Cardiac Surgery
• Cardiogenic shock
• Decompensated cardiac failure
• Organic Cardiac Disease
• Stress echocardiography using dobutamine

Common side effects

No common side effects on file.

Key clinical trials

• Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Myocardial Regional Function by Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography in Diabetic Patients. (NA)
• Comparison of Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography and Fractional Flow Reserve in Patients With Moderate Coronary Artery Disease: Stable and Non-culprit Lesions Investigation (N/A)
• Can Dobutamine and Goal-Directed Fluid Therapy Improve Tissue Oxygenation in Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) Flap Breast Reconstruction Surgery? Randomized Controlled Trial (Phase 1)
• Diagnostic Accuracy in Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction for Identifying Coronary Artery Disease With Dobutamine Versus Adenosine Non-invasive Stress Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Evaluation (NA)
• Study of the Performance of VCO2 Variation as an Indicator of Fluid Responsiveness in Intensive Care Unit (N/A)
• Efficacy of Levosimendan in the Critically Ill Patients With Unstable Hemodynamics (the LICI Study) - A Double Blind Randomized Pilot Study (Phase 2)
• The Consistency of Cardiac Output Measured by Pulmonary Artery Catheter and LiDCO in Cardiac Surgical Patients (NA)
• Randomized Study of Endovascular Versus Epicardial Lead Placement for Resynchronization Therapy (NA)

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