Historical QOD 1/21/2009: True or False: Patients with hyperthyroidism are more prone to develop digoxin toxicity?
False. Patients with HYPOthyroidism are reportedly more susceptible to the effects of digoxin.
El-Salawy SM. Lowenthal DT. Ippagunta S. Bhinder F. Clinical Pharmacology and Physiology Conference: digoxin toxicity in the elderly. International Urology & Nephrology. 37(3):665-8, 2005.
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