Abstract
Gitoformate, or pentaformylgitoxin, is a semisynthetic cardiac glycoside which, like digitoxin, is nonrenal dependent, cleared by the liver, and suitable for use in patients with decreased or variable renal function (Batz et al. 1983; Rietbrock et al. 1984).
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Woodcock, B.G., Kubin, S., Schmitt-Rüth, R. (1986). Plasma Concentration Measurement and Clinical Parameters in a Geriatric Population Treated for Cardiac Insufficiency Using the Nonrenal-Dependent Cardiac Glycoside Pentaformylgitoxin (Gitoformate). In: Platt, D. (eds) Drugs and Aging. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70788-9_19
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