"Digitalis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A genus of toxic herbaceous Eurasian plants of the Plantaginaceae which yield cardiotonic DIGITALIS GLYCOSIDES. The most useful species are Digitalis lanata and D. purpurea.
| Descriptor ID |
D004070
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.583.700.265
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| Concept/Terms |
Digitalis lanata- Digitalis lanata
- Grecian Foxglove
- Foxglove, Grecian
- Foxgloves, Grecian
- Grecian Foxgloves
Digitalis purpurea- Digitalis purpurea
- Common Foxglove
- Common Foxgloves
- Foxglove, Common
- Foxgloves, Common
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Digitalis" by people in Profiles.
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An Overview of Cardenolides in Digitalis - More Than a Cardiotonic Compound. Curr Pharm Des. 2017; 23(34):5104-5114.
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Reassessing the efficacy of digitalis: from routine treatment to evidence-based medicine. Am J Med Sci. 2010 May; 339(5):482-4.
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Magnesium supplementation in the prevention of arrhythmias in pediatric patients undergoing surgery for congenital heart defects. Am Heart J. 2000 Mar; 139(3):522-8.
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Reevaluation of digitalis efficacy. New light on an old leaf. Ann Intern Med. 1984 Jul; 101(1):113-7.