Key result
Withdrawal of maintenance digoxin was achieved without deleterious effect in 12 of 14 (85.7%) elderly nursing home residents in sinus rhythm over 18 months.
Why the study?
Is it safe to withdraw maintenance digoxin in elderly nursing home residents in sinus rhythm?
Population
14 elderly nursing home residents in sinus rhythm on maintenance digoxin
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
18 months
Authors
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May support withdrawal in selected elderly nursing home residents; leaves open need for randomized confirmation.
Observational (n=14)
Is it safe to withdraw maintenance digoxin in elderly nursing home residents in sinus rhythm?
Maintenance digoxin can be safely withdrawn in the majority of elderly nursing home residents in sinus rhythm without a history of atrial dysrhythmia.
Christine MacArthur (1990) conducted an observational in Sinus rhythm on maintenance digoxin (n=14). Withdrawal of maintenance digoxin was evaluated on Evidence of dysrhythmia or heart failure. Withdrawal of maintenance digoxin was achieved without deleterious effect in 12 of 14 (85.7%) elderly nursing home residents in sinus rhythm over 18 months.
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