Why the study?
Does standard therapy with digitalis and diuretics improve the clinical course and survival in adults with doxorubicin-induced congestive heart failure?
Population
43 adult patients with doxorubicin-induced congestive heart failure, median age 55 years, majority with a…
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Cohort
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May support digitalis and diuretics in doxorubicin-induced CHF; leaves open randomized confirmation of survival benefit.
Does standard therapy with digitalis and diuretics improve the clinical course and survival in adults with doxorubicin-induced congestive heart failure?
Contrary to reports of a universally poor prognosis, doxorubicin-induced congestive heart failure is frequently treatable and can be controlled in a majority of patients using standard therapy with digitalis and diuretics.
Haq et al. (1985) studied this question.
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