April 27, 1929JAMA

Studies on Digitalis in Ambulatory Cardiac Patients

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12 children admitted to the cardiac clinic of the Hospital for Joint Diseases with diagnoses including…

Design

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Authors

HGHarry GoldOakland University

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Implication

Frequent prior digitalis exposure in this pediatric series may signal overuse; case reports leave open the need for controlled data on appropriate indications.

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Population

12 children admitted to the cardiac clinic of the Hospital for Joint Diseases with diagnoses including congenital heart disease, potential heart disease, active carditis, and inactive heart disease with valvular lesions

Intervention

Digitalis

This early report highlights the indiscriminate use of digitalis in pediatric patients with various cardiac diagnoses.

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Harry Gold (1929) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8be07f0ca85c7e33df14c1 https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1929.02700430023009

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Implication

Frequent prior digitalis exposure in this pediatric series may signal overuse; case reports leave open the need for controlled data on appropriate indications.

Studies on Digitalis in Ambulatory Cardiac Patients

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Studies on Digitalis in Ambulatory Cardiac Patients

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