DIGITALIS IN THE PREVENTION OF RECURRENT CARDIAC FAILURE IN PATIENTS WITH SINUS RHYTHM
Authors: M. Sokolow, H. B. Weinberg, J. L. Plaut, L. N. Katz
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1942)

Article1 March 1942DIGITALIS IN THE PREVENTION OF RECURRENT CARDIAC FAILURE IN PATIENTS WITH SINUS RHYTHMM. SOKOLOW, M.D., H. B. WEINBERG, M.D., J. L. PLAUT, M.D., L. N. KATZ, M.D.M. SOKOLOW, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, H. B. WEINBERG, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, J. L. PLAUT, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, L. N. KATZ, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-16-3-427 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAlthough digitalis is one of the oldest drugs used in specific cardiac therapy, and probably the most widely used, there is still some dispute as to its indications and value under various circumstances. Opinions range from those recommending that digitalis be administered in all cases of heart disease (Christian,1Cloetta2) to those stating that digitalis has striking value only in cases of auricular fibrillation, and here only by slowing the ventricular rate (Lewis3). That digitalis slows the ventricular rate in auricular fibrillation has been conclusively demonstrated (Mackenzie,5Cushny4). This may improve the efficiency of the heart and produce striking relief...Bibliography1. CHRISTIAN HA: Use of digitalis other than in treatment of cardiac decompensation, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1933, c, 789-792. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. CLOETTA M: Biochemical action of digitalis, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1929, xciii, 1462-1466. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. LEWIS T: On cardinal principles in cardiological practice, Brit. Med. Jr., 1919, ii, 621-625. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. CUSHNY AR: Digitalis and its allies, 1925, Longmans, Green & Co., London. Google Scholar5. 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