This 10-cent heart drug cuts hospitalizations by 25%
New research indicates that a low dose of the inexpensive drug digoxin can reduce hospitalizations for heart failure patients by 25%. The findings suggest this medication could become a valuable addition to standard heart failure treatment protocols.
A low dose of digoxin may help people with heart failure avoid hospitalization and reduce the risk of death, according to three studies led by UMCG cardiologists Dirk Jan van Veldhuisen, Kevin Damman, and Peter van der Meer. The researchers believe the new findings could eventually influence heart failure treatment guidelines and make this inexpensive medication available to many more patients.
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