This 10-cent heart drug cuts hospitalizations by 25%

A low dose of digoxin may help people with heart failure avoid hospitalization and reduce the risk of death, according to three studies led by UMCG cardiologists Dirk Jan van Veldhuisen, Kevin Damman, and Peter van der Meer. The researchers believe the new findings could eventually influence heart failure treatment guidelines and make this inexpensive medication available to many more patients.

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