Journal article
Effect of age on mortality, hospitalizations and response to digoxin in patients with heart failure: the DIG study
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This study was designed to determine the effect of increasing age on mortality, hospitalizations and digoxin side effects in patients with heart failure (HF), and to determine whether the effect of digoxin on clinical outcomes varies as a function of age.
BACKGROUND: The incidence and prevalence of HF increase with advancing age, but there are limited data on the clinical course and response to specific therapeutic interventions in …
Authors
Rich MW; McSherry F; Williford WO; Yusuf S; Group FTDI
Journal
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Vol. 38, No. 3, pp. 806–813
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2001
DOI
10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01442-5
ISSN
0735-1097