Two studies to be presented this week address the often-overlooked costs associated with atrial fibrillation (AFib), the most common form of cardiac arrhythmia. Each study evaluates these costs and ...

Patients taking digoxin to control atrial fibrillation face a 27 percent greater risk of dying than atrial fibrillation patients who are not taking digoxin, according to an analysis of 19 studies ...

Patients with atrial fibrillation taking digoxin are reportedly pose an increased risk of death compared with patients not taking the medication, according to research presented at the American ...

When your electrical system is working normally, the two upper chambers of the heart (atria) contract and pump blood into the two lower chambers (ventricles) in a well-coordinated way. This results in ...

Dr. Hugh Calkins answers the question: 'Atrial Fibrillation vs. Atrial Flutter?' — -- Question: My doctor told me I sometimes have atrial fibrillation and at other times have atrial flutter. What ...

Description: The goal of the trial was to compare 1) acute (within 24 hours) vs routine serial electrical cardioversions (ECVs) and 2) verapamil vs digoxin for rate control before ECV among patients ...

Digoxin is a medication used to help treat heart failure and heartbeat irregularities. Your digoxin levels tell you the amount of digoxin that is in your body at a certain time. Having too much or too ...

NF was a 24-year-old gravida 5 Para 1031 African-American woman presented for a prenatal visit at 38 weeks of gestation. As part of her visit, the fetal heart rate was auscultated and found to be ...

WASHINGTON (March 4, 2015) -- Patients taking digoxin to control atrial fibrillation face a 27 percent greater risk of dying than atrial fibrillation patients who are not taking digoxin, according to ...

GPs have been warned to be cautious when prescribing digoxin after a subanalysis of clinical trial data found it was associated with a 20% increased risk of death in patients with atrial fibrillation.

In 'An Account of the Foxglove and Some of its Medical Uses,' published in 1785, Sir William Withering cautioned readers that extracts from the plant foxglove, also called digitalis, was not a perfect ...