Concerns about heightened risk of death for AFib patients taking digoxin
Monday, March 20, 2017 - 08:31
in Health & Medicine
Patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib) who are given digoxin to control their symptoms have an increased risk of death, whether or not they have a diagnosis of heart failure, compared with patients not taking the drug, and this risk increases with higher levels of digoxin in the bloodstream, according to new research.