OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of and indications for digoxin use and the
prevalence of beta blocker and calcium channel blocker use in older patients with pevious …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of digoxin use and appropriate and
inappropriate indications for digoxin use in older patients at the time of admission to a …

The current extensive use of digoxin in elderly patients with left ventricular failure and sinus
rhythm may not be clinically justifiable; in a significant proportion of these patients the …

Background. Older adults are more likely to suffer from the adverse effects of digoxin.
Studies have described the inappropriate use of digoxin in various populations. The …

Background: Digoxin has been reported to improve symptoms and reduce hospitalization in
patients with heart failure as well as to control rapid ventricular rate in patients with atrial …

Cardiovascular disease is ubiquitous within the elderly population and requires treatment
with multiple types of medications. As with any cardiovascular pharmaceutical regimen, the …

To assess the effect of oral digoxin on left ventricular systolic function in elderly patients,
radionuclide angiography was performed on 20 patients 74 years old or older before and …

Heart failure is predominantly a disorder of the elderly, affecting approximately 5 million
Americans with over 500,000 new cases diagnosed each year. 1 The Framingham Study …

D r Mooradian The treatment of congestive heart failure, a common problem in the el-derly,
has undergone substantial changes over the years. Yet the use of digitalis has clearly stood …

The ventricular response in untreated patients with atrial fibrillation often exceeds 120
beats/min at rest. Digoxin can slow this rate, but its efficacy during exertion may be limited …