Drug therapy in older people with heart failure

G Babalola, A Abdulla - Clinical Medicine, 2016 - rcpjournals.org
In the article the authors provide an overview on the drug treatment of heart failure in older
patients. However, we were surprised that digoxin, one of the oldest drugs in the …

[PDF][PDF] Drug therapy in older people with heart failure

O MUKHTAR, SHD JACKSON - rcpjournals.org
In the article the authors provide an overview on the drug treatment of heart failure in older
patients. However, we were surprised that digoxin, one of the oldest drugs in the …

A cough that doesn't fit the mould

RJ José, A Bhowmik, JS Brown - Clinical Medicine, 2016 - rcpjournals.org
In the article the authors provide an overview on the drug treatment of heart failure in older
patients. However, we were surprised that digoxin, one of the oldest drugs in the …

[CITATION][C] Digoxin or angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors for congestive heart failure in geriatric patients: which is the preferred treatment?

WS Aronow - Drugs & Aging, 1991 - Springer
The underlying and precipitating causes of chronic congestive heart failure (CHF) must be
treated when possible. Diuretics should be the first choice to treat the symptoms and signs …

[PDF][PDF] Heart failure in the elderly

PWJ Choo, KS Lee, RE Owen… - Singapore medical …, 1991 - smj.sma.org.sg
Heart failure commonly occurs in the elderly age group. Treatment mainly centres on the use
of digoxin and diuretics. In intractable heart failure other agents ie inotropic agents and …

Contemporary considerations for the use of digoxin for heart failure in older patients

CH Rojas-Fernandez, L Viana… - … Journal/Revue des …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Digoxin has been used in older people for over 200 years to treat heart failure.
Research over the past 15 years has caused the place of digoxin in therapy to evolve. This …

Digoxin use in the elderly

BM STULTS - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 1982 - Wiley Online Library
The current extensive use of digoxin in elderly patients with left ventricular failure and sinus
rhythm may not be clinically justifiable; in a significant proportion of these patients the …

Drug treatment of systolic and of diastolic heart failure in elderly persons

WS Aronow - The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Underlying causes, risk factors, and precipitating causes of heart failure (HF) should be
treated. Patients with HF and an abnormal left ventricular ejection fraction (systolic HF) or …

Heart failure in the elderly patient

R Valacio, M Lye - International Journal of Clinical Practice, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
Both prevalence and incidence of heart failure rise with age. Diagnosis of heart failure in the
older patient may be difficult because of atypical symptoms or the acceptance of symptoms …

Inappropriate use of digoxin in the elderly: how widespread is the problem and how can it be solved?

GJ Haas, JB Young - Drug safety, 1999 - Springer
Cardiovascular disease is ubiquitous within the elderly population and requires treatment
with multiple types of medications. As with any cardiovascular pharmaceutical regimen, the …