UB researchers have identified for the first time an enzyme in the foxglove plant that is responsible for the production of compounds needed to make the heart failure drug digoxin. The breakthrough ...
Placebo-controlled evidence across 9013 patients showed a lower composite risk (HR 0.85) driven by reduced worsening HF ...
Foxglove plants, found in many gardens, are known for the showers of bell-shaped flowers they produce. But plants belonging to this genus, Digitalis, also harbor a less visible asset: chemicals called ...
Foxglove plants, found in many gardens, are known for the showers of bell-shaped flowers they produce. But plants belonging to this genus, Digitalis, also harbor a less visible asset: Chemicals called ...
Digitalis has been used to treat heart failure for more than 200 years. The drug digitoxin also belongs to this group of active ingredients known as cardiac glycosides. Non-antibiotic drugs can alter ...
MADRID -- Digitoxin added to guideline-directed medical therapy improved outcomes among patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), the DIGIT-HF trial showed. The cardiac ...
A sensitive (0.2 ng per milliliter), precise (standard deviation 3 to 4 per cent), and specific radioimmunoassay for serum digoxin concentration has been developed. Levels are determined by ...
Native to Europe, Asia and Africa, the various species of foxglove are biennials that are beautiful to behold – as well as life-sustaining medicines. The well-known species of foxglove is also called ...
In this Journal feature, information about a real patient is presented in stages (boldface type) to an expert clinician, who responds to the information, sharing his or her reasoning with the reader ...