- Digitalis Uses, Benefits Dosage - Drugs. com
Learn about the potential benefits of Digitalis including contraindications, adverse reactions, toxicology, pharmacology and historical usage
- Digitalis - Wikipedia
Digitalis is native to Europe, Western Asia, and northwestern Africa The flowers are tubular in shape, produced on a tall spike, and vary in colour with species, from purple to pink, white, and yellow
- Digitalis | Heart Failure, Hypertension Arrhythmia | Britannica
digitalis, drug obtained from the dried leaves of the common foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) and used in medicine to strengthen contractions of the heart muscle
- Interpreting the DIGIT-HF trial: Time for a new look at digitalis . . .
BACKGROUND Digitalis preparations have been used to treat heart failure for more than 2 centuries, first in the form of the leaves of the foxglove plants Digitalis purpurea and Digitalis lanata, and later as the cardiac glycosides digoxin and digitoxin 4
- Digitalis toxicity: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
People with lower tolerance may have a normal level of digitalis in their blood and still have adverse effects People may also develop digitalis toxicity if they have other risk factors
- Cardiac Glycosides (Digoxin) - CV Pharmacology
Cardiac glycosides represent a family of compounds that are derived from the foxglove plant (Digitalis purpurea) The therapeutic benefits of digitalis were first described by William Withering in 1785 Initially, digitalis was used to treat dropsy, which is an old term for edema
- Digitalis Medicines - The Texas Heart Institute
Digitalis is used to treat congestive heart failure (CHF) and heart rhythm problems (atrial arrhythmias) Digitalis can increase blood flow throughout your body and reduce swelling in your hands and ankles
- Digitalis (digoxin) in heart failure
The most commonly-used digitalis preparations are digoxin and digitoxin Both may mildly strengthen your heart and reduce your heart rate slightly
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