Digitalis use in contemporary clinical practice: Refitting the foxglove

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 151-154

  Goldberger, Zachary D ^a   Alexander, G Caleb ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIGITALIS INTOXICATION; DRUG USE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC HEART FAILURE;

CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; DIGITALIS GLYCOSIDES; DIGOXIN; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 84892382152     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.10432     Document Type: Letter

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