Abstract
Digitalis intoxication in its chronic or subacute form occurs especially in old patients with reduced body weight and in patients with renal failure. Based on new data, intoxication is more frequent in women than in men, possibly due to relative overdose. Conditions that increase sensitivity to digoxin may also be important, such as hypothyroidism, hypokalemia, Hypomagnesemia, and acute ischemia. Moreover, drugs such as quinidine, amiodarone and spironolactone increase the serum level of digoxin.
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Gertsch, M. (2004). Digitalis Intoxication. In: The ECG. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-10315-9_31
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