Intravenous Milrinone: Are We There yet?

Affiliations

¹ Division of Neurocritical Care, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
² Divisions of Interventional Neuroradiology and Neurocritical Care, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA. feras.akbik@emory.edu.

Editorial

Ofer Sadan et al. Neurocrit Care. 2025 Aug.

. 2025 Aug;43(1):1-2.

doi: 10.1007/s12028-025-02262-9. Epub 2025 May 6.

¹ Division of Neurocritical Care, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
² Divisions of Interventional Neuroradiology and Neurocritical Care, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA. feras.akbik@emory.edu.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Conflict of interest: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Treatment Effect of Early Intravenous Milrinone for Cerebral Vasospasm or Delayed Cerebral Ischemia After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
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