Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5878477 | The American Journal of Medicine | 2014 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
In Medicare beneficiaries with systolic heart failure, a discharge prescription of digoxin was associated with lower 30-day all-cause hospital readmission, which was maintained at 12 months, and was not at the expense of higher mortality. Future randomized controlled trials are needed to confirm these findings.
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Authors
Ali MD, MPH, Robert C. MD, Gregg C. MD, Kanan MBBS, MPH, Charity J. PhD, Jerome L. MD, Inmaculada B. PhD, Thomas E. PhD, Clyde W. MD, Prakash MD, Dirk J. MD, PhD, Gerasimos S. MD, PhD, Stefan D. MD, PhD, Richard M. MD,