2023
Patterns of Digoxin Prescribing for Medicare Beneficiaries in the United States 2013-2019
See C, Wheelock K, Caraballo C, Khera R, Annapureddy A, Mahajan S, Lu Y, Krumholz H, Murugiah K. Patterns of Digoxin Prescribing for Medicare Beneficiaries in the United States 2013-2019. American Journal Of Medicine Open 2023, 10: 100048. PMID: 38213879, PMCID: PMC10783702, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajmo.2023.100048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDigoxin prescriptionDigoxin useNew heart failure therapiesGeneral medicine physiciansHeart failure therapyMedicare Part D dataPart D dataDigoxin prescribingFailure therapyPrescriber characteristicsMedicine physiciansMedicare beneficiariesPrescribersLikely maleLogistic regressionDigoxinNew prescribersPrescriptionRecent dataCardiology
2019
Digoxin Use and Associated Adverse Events Among Older Adults
Angraal S, Nuti SV, Masoudi FA, Freeman JV, Murugiah K, Shah ND, Desai NR, Ranasinghe I, Wang Y, Krumholz HM. Digoxin Use and Associated Adverse Events Among Older Adults. The American Journal Of Medicine 2019, 132: 1191-1198. PMID: 31077654, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.04.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRate of hospitalizationDigoxin useDigoxin toxicityNational Prescription AuditMedicare feeService beneficiariesDigoxin prescriptionAssociated adverse eventsAdverse eventsCohort studyAdverse outcomesSecondary diagnosisNational cohortPrescription auditPrescription trendsClinical guidelinesHospitalizationMortality rateClinical practiceOlder adultsSubsequent outcomesOutcomesToxicityPrescriptionNational-level trends