How Does Digoxin Help Control Atrial Fibrillation
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Treatment
You can continue to exercise as long as feel like you can.
Your doctor may tell you to make changes to your diet. This may include salt and fluid restrictions.
Diuretics (water pills) may be given to help the body remove excess fluid. The doctor may tell you to weigh yourself everyda...
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Health Guide
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...Medications include diuretics (water pills), nitrates, or beta-blockers. Digoxin may be used to treat atrial fibrillation. Anti-coagulants (blood thinners) are used to prevent blood clots from... Read more »Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
...effects of medications Complications of surgery The most severe form of tachyarrhythmia is atrial fibrillation. It may rapidly lead to shock,and requires emergency treatment... Read more »Medications for Congestive Heart Failure
...who do not respond to other drugs (diuretics, ACE inhibitors). It is also used for patients who have atrial fibrillation.Digitalis may be harmful in patients with right-side heart failure and... Read more »Stroke Patient Guide, Part II: Diagnosis
...and to determine if any cardiac conditions that might predispose to stroke are present (such as atrial fibrillation/flutter or an signs of an old heart attack). Through blood tests, the... Read more »Heart Pacemakers and ICD's Patient Guide
...can be fatal, if not properly treated. In some cases, depending upon the underlying cardiac status atrial fibrillation (AF) can be cause significant patient instability. During atrial... Read more »Images
Medications
...treat a certain type of irregular heartbeat (chronic atrial fibrillation).Treating heart failure... Read more »
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