digitoxin and Asthma

Topics: Acute Disease; Adrenal Cortex Hormones; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Asthma; Bronchodilator Agents; Chronic Disease; Diagnosis, Differential; Digitalis; Electrocardiography; Heart Auscultation; Humans; Hypertension, Pulmonary; Phytotherapy; Plants, Medicinal; Plants, Toxic; Pulmonary Circulation; Pulmonary Emphysema; Pulmonary Heart Disease; Radiography; Streptokinase; Thromboembolism

Sideris et al followed 91 patients aged 25 to 82 (mean age 55) with respiratory failure due to severe asthma, emphysema, or chronic bronchitis. They found that patients with ventricular arrhythmias were significantly older than those without them. Although arrhythmias associated with myocardial infarction are managed primarily with drug therapy, those associated with acute respiratory failure respond best to adequate oxygenation and correction of metabolic and hemodynamic abnormalities.

Topics: Adult; Aged; Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Asthma; Cardiovascular Diseases; Digitalis; Digitalis Glycosides; Humans; Lung Diseases, Obstructive; Middle Aged; Parasympatholytics; Plants, Medicinal; Plants, Toxic; Risk; Sympathomimetics; Theophylline

Topics: Acetanilides; Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; Amino Acids; Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Asthma; Digitalis; Drug Synergism; Humans; Phytotherapy; Plants, Medicinal; Plants, Toxic; Propylamines

Topics: Anticoagulants; Asthma; Bronchiectasis; Bronchitis; Digitalis; Diuretics; Electrocardiography; Humans; Hypoventilation; Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; Phytotherapy; Plants, Medicinal; Plants, Toxic; Prognosis; Pulmonary Emphysema; Pulmonary Fibrosis; Pulmonary Heart Disease; Sclerosis; Scoliosis; Spironolactone; Triamterene

Topics: Animals; Antipyrine; Asthma; Caffeine; Chromatography, Paper; Digitalis; Diiodotyrosine; Drug Synergism; Goiter; Iodides; Iodine; Iodine Isotopes; Male; Monoiodotyrosine; Myxedema; Phenacetin; Plants, Medicinal; Plants, Toxic; Rats; Strophanthins; Thyroglobulin; Thyroid Gland

Topics: Asthma; Biomedical Research; Blood Pressure; Blood Pressure Determination; Bronchitis; Cardiac Catheterization; Digitalis; Digoxin; Electrocardiography; Eosinophilia; Humans; Lung Diseases; Pharmacology; Pulmonary Artery; Pulmonary Emphysema

Topics: Acidosis; Adrenal Cortex Hormones; Aerosols; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Asthma; Breathing Exercises; Diet, Sodium-Restricted; Digitalis; Digitalis Glycosides; Diuretics; Epinephrine; Expectorants; Humans; Isoproterenol; Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; Phenylephrine; Positive-Pressure Respiration; Prednisone; Respiratory Therapy; Theophylline; Tracheotomy

Topics: Asthma; Chronic Disease; Digitalis; Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; Plant Extracts