Association of digoxin with mortality in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease: A population-based cohort study

In conclusion, our study demonstrated that digoxin use was associated with increased mortality, but not cardiovascular events or renal function decline in advanced CKD patients. This finding warns the safety of presc ribing digoxin in this population. Future prospective studies are needed to overcome the limitations of cohort study design.
Source: PLoS One - Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Source Type: research