Waltham, MA - Digoxin use is linked to mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), according to the results of a retrospective cohort study reported online June 24, 2010 in the Journal ...

Digoxin use among patients who are on hemodialysis (HD) may increase their risk of death, especially if they have low predialysis potassium levels, a study showed. HD patients who used digoxin had a ...

Heart failure (HF) is the leading cause of hospitalization among older adults. Digoxin has been shown to reduce hospitalization due to worsening HF. However, at the commonly prescribed dose of 0.25 mg ...