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[...]since the DIG Study dealt with patients with heart failure, whereas our analysis and AFFIRM studied patients with atrial fibrillation, it is possible that these two patient populations might react differently to digitalis treatment, and that patients with heart failure could gain more benefit f...

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Veröffentlicht in:Heart (British Cardiac Society) 2008-12, Vol.94 (12), p.1654
Hauptverfasser: Gjesdal, K, Feyzi, J, Olsson, S B
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Cardiac arrhythmia
Heart failure
Mortality
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Zusammenfassung:[...]since the DIG Study dealt with patients with heart failure, whereas our analysis and AFFIRM studied patients with atrial fibrillation, it is possible that these two patient populations might react differently to digitalis treatment, and that patients with heart failure could gain more benefit from digitalis use, balancing possible harm.
ISSN:1355-6037
1468-201X