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7331898

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1982-4-22
pubmed:abstractText
Digoxin therapy was withdrawn over a four-year period in the geriatric wards of Skellefteå Hospital, if the indications for it were not clear, the medication was of doubtful value and there were no contraindications to withdrawal. Contraindications comprised symptoms of cardiac failure at rest or during light physical activity, X-ray signs of pulmonary congestion, a proven need for digoxin therapy following earlier withdrawal, or atrial fibrillation with a ventricular rate higher than 95 beats/min. A patient, who within two months presented signs of cardiac failure or an arrhythmia requiring digoxin, was considered to be in need of digoxin. Digoxin was withdrawn from a total of 141 patients, of whom 134 were examined after two months. According to our criteria, 108 (81%) of these 134 patients did not require digoxin treatment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0001-6101
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
210
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
493-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1981
pubmed:articleTitle
Is maintenance digoxin necessary in geriatric patients?
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't