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 ...

Senior researcher Dr Ali Ahmed (University of Alabama, Birmingham) told heartwire that the differing conclusions are the result of two different methodologies used to analyze the data. He said their ...

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 ...

Patients with atrial fibrillation taking digoxin are reportedly pose an increased risk of death compared with patients not taking the medication, according to research presented at the American ...