Open AccessEffect of Digoxin Use Among Medicaid Enrollees With Atrial Fibrillation
Author(s) -
Demilade Adedinsewo,
Junjun Xu,
Pradyumna Agasthi,
Adesoji Oderinde,
Oluwatoyosi A. Adekeye,
Rajesh Sachdeva,
George Rust,
Anekwe Onwuanyi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
circulation arrhythmia and electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.684
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1941-3149
pISSN - 1941-3084
DOI - 10.1161/circep.116.004573
Subject(s) - digoxin , hazard ratio , medicine , atrial fibrillation , confidence interval , medicaid , proportional hazards model , population , heart failure , cohort , cohort study , retrospective cohort study , cardiology , demography , environmental health , economics , economic growth , sociology , health care
Our study demonstrates an overall increased risk of hospitalizations and mortality with digoxin use but no racial/ethnic differences in outcomes were observed. Further studies including minority populations are needed to critically evaluate these associations.
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