Digoxin use in atrial fibrillation

In the American College of Cardiology/the American Heart Association/the Heart Rhythm Society (ACC/AHA/HRS) guidelines for rate control in atrial fibrillation, digoxin is recommended to control resting heart rate in patients with HF having reduced ejection fraction [4]. [...]we think that appropriat...

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Published in:The American journal of emergency medicine 2017-08, Vol.35 (8), p.1196-1196
Main Authors: Biteker, Murat, MD, Özlek, Bülent, MD, Özlek, Eda, MD, Biteker, Funda Sungur, MD, Başaran, Nesrin, Çekiç, Edip Guvenç
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
Atrial Fibrillation
Beta blockers
Cardiac arrhythmia
Cardiology
Cardiovascular Diseases
Digoxin
Emergency
Emergency medical care
Fibrillation
Heart failure
Heart rate
Heart Rate - drug effects
Humans
Medical diagnosis
Mortality
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Summary:In the American College of Cardiology/the American Heart Association/the Heart Rhythm Society (ACC/AHA/HRS) guidelines for rate control in atrial fibrillation, digoxin is recommended to control resting heart rate in patients with HF having reduced ejection fraction [4]. [...]we think that appropriateness of digoxin use in ED patients should have been evaluated by Shuang Wu and colleagues. 1 Shuang Wu, Yan-min Yang, Jun Zhu, Jia-meng Ren, Juan Wang, Han Zhang, Predictors of digoxin use and risk...
ISSN:0735-6757
1532-8171
DOI:10.1016/j.ajem.2017.05.040