title: [Maintenance therapy with beta-methyldigoxin in the elderly. A study of 40 patients].
abstract: The efficacy of beta methyldigoxin was examined in a group of 40 elderly patients who had been hospitalised due to congested heart decompensation. A good clinical response was obtained in 95.5% of cases with the presence of slight toxic phenomena in 2 cases only (4.5%). The paper underlines the excellent pharmacokinetic pattern of the substance used in the steady state. Steady state digitalemic values were within the acceptable range in 83.76% of cases, whereas underdosage and overdosage phenomena were observed in 6.87% and 9.37% of patients respectively.
authors.affiliation: II Divisione Geriatrica, Dipartimento di Gerontologia e Geriatria, Verona, Regione Veneto, ULSS 25.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Tellini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Conati
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Battistoni
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pedron
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schinella
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cacace
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Patuzzo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008520:Medigoxin / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D008520:Medigoxin
vernacular_title: Terapia di mantenimento con beta metildigossina nell'anziano. Studio su 40 pazienti.