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The Clinical Use of Digitalis.

The Clinical Use of Digitalis. This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract It is the opinion of the reviewer that this book is one of the finest to be found at the present time on the subject of digitalis. It is primarily a study of the drug from the clinical standpoint, and it is a well organized and well written summary of most of the important contributions to the subject during the past ten years. It is not surprising that throughout the book there are frequent delightful references to the history of digitalis and to Withering's cases. The first chapters are concerned with the pharmacologic action of digitalis in its effect on the ventricular muscle and on the conduction tissues, and they lay the background for the now generally accepted opinion that the therapeutic efficiency of digitalis results from the action of the drug on the ventricular muscle and that the improvement in cardiac function takes place not at the expense of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Internal Medicine American Medical Association

The Clinical Use of Digitalis.

Archives of Internal Medicine , Volume 61 (1) – Jan 1, 1938
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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1938 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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0730-188X
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10.1001/archinte.1938.00180070164016
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This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract It is the opinion of the reviewer that this book is one of the finest to be found at the present time on the subject of digitalis. It is primarily a study of the drug from the clinical standpoint, and it is a well organized and well written summary of most of the important contributions to the subject during the past ten years. It is not surprising that throughout the book there are frequent delightful references to the history of digitalis and to Withering's cases. The first chapters are concerned with the pharmacologic action of digitalis in its effect on the ventricular muscle and on the conduction tissues, and they lay the background for the now generally accepted opinion that the therapeutic efficiency of digitalis results from the action of the drug on the ventricular muscle and that the improvement in cardiac function takes place not at the expense of

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Archives of Internal Medicine – American Medical Association

Published: Jan 1, 1938

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