What Is Important for Digoxin Treatment in Patients With Heart Failuredoi:10.1016/j.jacc.2019.08.1066Jiaqi TanLinlin MaiYan ZhangYing WuYuli HuangJournal of the American College of Cardiology
Digoxin is a kind of medicine used to treat heart failure and disturbances in the rhythm of the heart. It is a purified cardiacglycoside, which means it belongs to a group of drugs, commonly referred to asdigitalis, containing potentially poisonous substances extracted from the commonfoxgloveplant...
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Digoxinis a medication based on a natural extract offoxglove. It has certain effects on the heart, and can improve abnormal heart rhythms. People with congestiveheart failureand unusual cardiovascular rhythms may be given digoxin therapy to help their condition. Typically, the patient takes a dose...
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Cardiac glycosides.This class of medication, which treats atrial fibrillation and heart failure, slows your heart rate. The most commonly prescribed drug in this class is digoxin (Cardoxin). Maximum Heart Rate Your maximum heart rate is, on average, the highest your pulse can get. One way to...
people with clearance and excretion issues should also be judiciously dosed by their prescribing physicians, too. For example, a person with end-stage renal disease (damaged kidneys) can experience toxicity fromdigoxin, a heart medication, after a week of treatment amounting to 0.25 mg a day or...