Congestive heart failure with sinus rhythm. Audit of digoxin therapy in a family medicine teaching unit.
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.
Hendry
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Montreal General Hospital, McGill University.
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
D004077:Digoxin