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Digitalis and arrhythmias

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Clinical Aspects of Cardiac Arrhythmias

Part of the book series: Current Status of Clinical Cardiology ((CSOCC,volume 6))

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Abstract

Digitalis electrophysiology is straightforward by comparison with the impenetrable controversy which surrounds its use in chronic heart failure. In the following account, inotropic effects are mentioned only en passant, and the term digitalis is used to describe all glycoside- like compounds, whether or not derived from digitalis plants. Cardiac glycosides elude attempts to locate their electrophysiological actions within standard antiarrhythmic drug classifications. Effects differ in various parts of the heart, and interactions with the autonomic nervous system contribute substantially to the overall response.

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  1. Department of Cardiological Sciences, St. George’s Hospital Medical School, Cranmer Terrace, London, England

    A. John Camm

  2. St. George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London, England

    David E. Ward

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Hayward, R. (1988). Digitalis and arrhythmias. In: Camm, A.J., Ward, D.E. (eds) Clinical Aspects of Cardiac Arrhythmias. Current Status of Clinical Cardiology, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1289-2_19

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