title: Congestive heart failure with sinus rhythm. Audit of digoxin therapy in a family medicine teaching unit.
abstract: The literature was reviewed for evidence of digoxin efficacy and for indicators of positive digoxin response in chronic congestive heart failure with normal sinus rhythm. Practice in a family medicine teaching unit was audited based on this review. Most patients in this study were treated appropriately. Several (22% to 36%), however, were treated incorrectly with digoxin.
authors.affiliation: Montreal General Hospital, McGill University.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hendry
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000209:etiology; D004077:Digoxin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017723:Drug Utilization Review; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006339:Heart Rate; D006347:Heart Sounds; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000592:standards*; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D011792:Quebec; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D004077:Digoxin