Acetyldigitoxin is a cardiac glycoside. It is an acetyl derivative of digitoxin, found in the leaves of Digitalis species.[1] It is used to treat cardiac failure, particularly that associated with tachycardia.[2]
References
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- ^ Loffler W, Essellier AF, Forster G (June 1954). "Acetyl-digitoxin; clinical observations on the treatment of patients with advanced congestive heart failure". American Heart Journal. 47 (5): 898–911. doi:10.1016/0002-8703(54)90160-X. PMID 13158272.
