Withdrawal of maintenance digoxin from institutionalized elderly.
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Withdrawal of maintenance digoxin from institutionalized elderly.
Chronic use of digitalis is common amongst the institutionalized elderly. Associated with digitalis use is the potential for toxicity and/or adverse reactions. In this study maintenance digoxin was withdrawn from 14 elderly nursing home residents in sinus rhythm. Subjects were followed over 18 months for evidence of dysrhythmia or heart failure. One resident had an episode of supraventricular t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.66.781.940