We had an older female with chronic kidney disease who started complaining about seeing yellow lights and being short of breath. She had a history of heart failure and was treated with digoxin. When ...

A Spanish study found that the mortality rates of patients with digoxin poisoning in emergency departments (EDs) were 4.5% at 7 days and 11.1% at 30 days and that cardiovascular and neurologic ...

Evaluation of the drug by Canadian regulatory authorities is under way. Paladin Labs will take over distribution of BTG’s treatment for digoxin toxicity or overdose in Canada. DigiFab™ is currently ...

Older adults with symptomatic HF should be prescribed digoxin in low doses starting at 0.125 mg/d. For persons with HF who are 75 years and older, are women, have renal insufficiency, are receiving ...

In patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) who have an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), the use of digoxin may increase the risk of ventricular tachyarrhythmia ...

Chuck Sutherland, a famous children’s book illustrator, has been admitted to Hamptons Heritage, a hospital on Long Island, for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and a cardiac arrhythmia (in this case, ...

The special problem posed by digitoxin and some of the other purified glycosides should not be interpreted as indicating a difference in basic action of this drug. All digitalis preparations have ...

The NHS (National Health Service) urges anyone taking digoxin, a common heart medication, to watch for key side effects-and report them fast. Although this medication is used by patients with ...