Studies on Digitalis

Studies on Digitalis

T IS undisputed that the administration of digitalis to patients with many forms of congestive heart failure results in an improvement in both the clinical state and in the abnormal circulatory dynamics that are characteristic of heart failure.'-6 The effects of digitalis in subjects without heart failure are less well defined. Although some glycosides augment the contractile force of nonfailin...

Studies on Digitalis VI

T IS undisputed that the administration of digitalis to patients with many forms of congestive heart failure results in an improvement in both the clinical state and in the abnormal circulatory dynamics that are characteristic of heart failure.'-6 The effects of digitalis in subjects without heart failure are less well defined. Although some glycosides augment the contractile force of nonfailin...

Clinical Studies on Digitalis in Bengal

Shortly after my return in 1922 from the heart clinic of Sir Thomas Lewis at the University College Hospital, London, T commenced a study of heart diseases as met with in Calcutta. My observations were largely made on private patients at their homes, with the obvious advantage of following these cases up for over two years. Tn all cases Lewis' method of working up and recording them was followe...

Studies on digitalis. III. The influence of triiodothyronine on digitalis requirements.

T HERE HAS BEEN considerable interest in whether or not changes in the thyroid state modify the effectiveness of digitalis. A number of reports have suggested that patients with hyperthyroidism associated with congestive heart failure or atrial fibrillation are relatively unresponsive to the usual doses of digitalis.1-8 Others have indicated, however , that these patients may respond to the ord...

Studies on digitalis. I. Direct effects on peripheral vascular resistance.