Stubborn digitalis debate continues. (digitalis drug reduces risk of hospitalization due to heart failure, but not death)(Brief Article)

Science News | March 15, 1997| | Copyright

For 200 years, doctors have argued about the value of a commonly used heart medicine, digitalis. Advocates of the drug have praised its ability to lessen the symptoms of heart failure and allow afflicted individuals to lead relatively normal lives. Critics have argued that the drug can be toxic and should be avoided.

To resolve the dispute, the Digitalis Investigation Group, made up of doctors at 302 medical centers across the United States and Canada, conducted the largest carefully controlled trial of digitalis in heart patients. The results appear in the Feb. 20 ...

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