Welcome to Cardiology Today – Recorded September 01, 2025. This episode summarizes 1 key cardiology studies on topics like Cardiovascular Mortality and Hospitalization.. Key takeaway: Biomarker-guided treatments show no outcome benefits.

Article Links: Article 1: Digitoxin in Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction. (The New England journal of medicine)

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This episode covers recent research from top journals like NEJM and JACC. Tap ‘more’ for details.

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Article 1: Digitoxin in Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction.

Journal: The New England journal of medicine

PubMed Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40879434

Summary: This double-blind, placebo-controlled trial investigated digitoxin’s efficacy in chronic Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction patients with left ventricular ejection fraction of 40 percent or less and a New York Heart Association functional class of III or IV, or a left ventricular ejection fraction of 30 percent or less and an NYHA functional class of II. The study did not show a significant difference between digitoxin and placebo groups regarding the primary composite outcome of death from cardiovascular causes or hospitalization for heart failure, suggesting digitoxin is not beneficial in this patient population.

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Today’s date is September 01, 2025. Welcome to Cardiology Today. Here are the latest research findings.

Article number one. Digitoxin in Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction. This double-blind, placebo-controlled trial investigated digitoxin’s efficacy in chronic Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction patients with left ventricular ejection fraction of 40 percent or less and a New York Heart Association functional class of III or IV, or a left ventricular ejection fraction of 30 percent or less and an NYHA functional class of II. The study did not show a significant difference between digitoxin and placebo groups regarding the primary composite outcome of death from cardiovascular causes or hospitalization for heart failure, suggesting digitoxin is not beneficial in this patient population.

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Cardiovascular Mortality, Hospitalization., Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction, Digitoxin, Cardiac Glycosides.

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