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Affordable Heart Drugs Cut Admissions
A recent study conducted by cardiologists at the University Medical Center in Groningen, Netherlands, revealed that using low doses of digoxin—an old and inexpensive heart medication costing less than 10 cents per day—reduces hospital admissions for heart failure patients by up to 25%. The results, published in reputable scientific journals and presented at a European conference, showed that adding digoxin to standard heart failure treatment enhances its effectiveness and significantly decreases the rates of exacerbations and mortality. Additionally, continuing to take digoxin appears to prevent more severe health complications, highlighting the importance of low doses in limiting harmful heart responses. Its use has been gradually declining as newer treatments become available. The study was funded by the "HeartStretching" Foundation with a budget of 3 million euros, and it may contribute to updating heart failure treatment guidelines and reducing healthcare costs.
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