Why the study?
Does digoxin improve heart rate control or terminate arrhythmia in patients with atrial fibrillation?
Population
Patients with chronic, recent-onset, or paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
Design
Review
Authors
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Questions digoxin's role in AF rate/rhythm control; leaves open its place in modern therapy without prospective validation.
Does digoxin improve heart rate control or terminate arrhythmia in patients with atrial fibrillation?
This review highlights that digoxin is largely ineffective for rate control during exertion and rhythm control in atrial fibrillation, challenging its historical widespread use.
Falk et al. (1991) studied this question.
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