Why the study?
Does digitalis therapy improve overall cardiac performance compared with vasodilator therapy in patients with acute and chronic congestive heart failure?
Population
Patients with acute (e.g., myocardial infarction) and chronic congestive heart failure
Comparison
Digitalis therapy vs Vasodilator therapy
Design
Review
Authors
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Digitalis versus vasodilators in heart failure remains controversial; leaves open need for comparative efficacy trials.
Does digitalis therapy improve overall cardiac performance compared with vasodilator therapy in patients with acute and chronic congestive heart failure?
This review discusses the controversial role of digitalis therapy compared to vasodilator therapy in managing acute and chronic congestive heart failure.
Marcis T. Sodums (1981) studied this question.
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