Abstract:Objective To evaluate the effects of levosimendan combined with intensified antiplatelet therapy on cardiac function improvement and prognosis in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) accompanied by heart failure.Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 102 patients with STEMI and heart failure treated at Leshan People's Hospital from June 2022 to June 2024. Patients were divided into a control group and a study group, each comprising 51 patients. Both groups received standard treatments. The control group received additional dobutamine on top of standard treatment, whereas the study group was treated with levosimendan. The two groups were compared in terms of cardiac function, ventricular myocardial stability [corrected QT dispersion (QTcd) and T-peak to T-end interval (Tpe)], platelet indicators, matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15), myeloperoxidase (MPO), serum N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), and prognostic outcomes [incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), rehospitalization rate, and mortality].Results The differences in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDD), and left ventricular fractional shortening (LVFS) before and after treatment in the study group were higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The differences in QTcd and Tpe before and after treatment were significantly lower in the study group than in the control group (P < 0.05). The differences in the platelet-activating factor level and the platelet count before and after treatment were significantly higher in the study group than in the control group (P < 0.05). Moreover, the differences in levels of MMP-9, GDF-15, MPO, and NT-proBNP before and after treatment were also significantly higher in the study group than in the control group (P < 0.05). There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in the incidence of MACE or mortality at 1, 3, and 6 months (P >0.05). The study group showed a lower rehospitalization rate compared to the control group (P < 0.05).Conclusion Levosimendan combined with intensified antiplatelet therapy significantly improves cardiac function, ventricular myocardial stability, and the level of myocardial injury in patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure. It also effectively reduces the rehospitalization rate, demonstrating excellent therapeutic effects and favorable prognosis.