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Qs and As about Digoxin Dosing in Systolic Heart Failure

We provide you with article in frequently asked questions about the digoxin dosing due to the prominent features of its clinical use due to narrow therapeutic index and the end-point therapy which is diffult to define/measure.

Does Digoxin Really Have a Role in The Treatment of Heart Failure?

Digoxin has only been shown to effectively control heart rate at rest and, therefore, should only be used as a second-line therapy for heart rate control in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Digoxin’s Efficacy for Women in the Treatment of Heart Failure

The Digitalis Investigation Group trial did not report sex-specific subgroup analyses, and current clinical guidelines do not differentiate between the use of digoxin in men and the use of this agent in women. Accordingly, researchers investigated whether the effect of digoxin therapy varied according to the sex of the patients in the Digitalis Investigation Group trial.