RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Buckley, Rita
T1 Digoxin Reduces 30-Day Hospital Admission in Older Ambulatory Patients with Heart Failure
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2013
FD SAGE Publications
VO 13
IS 2
SP 22
OP 23
DO 10.1177/155989771302014
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/2/22.abstract
AB A post hoc subanalysis of the Digitalis Investigation Group [DIG] trial found that digoxin reduces all-cause hospital admission at 30 days in older ambulatory patients with chronic systolic heart failure (HF) [Bourge RC. Am J Med 2013]. Reduction in hospital readmissions is of particular interest in the United States due to related financial penalties levied by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services from October 2012 for older patients with HF.