Eli Muchtar, Morie A Gertz, Shaji K Kumar, Grace Lin, Barry Boilson, Alfredo Clavell, Martha Q Lacy, Francis K Buadi, Suzanne R Hayman, Prashant Kapoor, David Dingli, S Vincent Rajkumar, Angela Dispenzieri, Martha Grogan
AIM: Digoxin is considered contraindicated in light-chain (AL) amyloidosis, given reports of increased toxicity published 30-50 years ago. We sought to determine the frequency of digoxin toxicity in patients with AL. METHODS: We identified 107 patients with AL amyloidosis who received digoxin between 2000 and 2015. RESULTS: The median age was 65 and the median digoxin dose and estimated glomerular filtration rate were 0.125 mg/d and 55 ml/min/1...
March 12, 2018: Amyloid: the International Journal of Experimental and Clinical Investigation