Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
Abstract
This experiment was carried out to evaluate the role of vitamin E in decreasing the toxic effect of digoxin. Electrocardiographic recordings of New Zealand rabbits which were treated with digoxin-only or digoxin+vitamin E were used. Recordings were obtained before and 24 hours after treatments. It was found that digoxin-only treatment caused a sinusoidal tachicardia without changing the durations or amplitudes of any wave on the trace. However, digoxin+vitamin E treatment did not produce any increase in heart rate. It was concluded that vitamin E injection along with digoxin injection might lower the toxic effect of digoxin. More studies are needed to convince these findings.
DOI
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Keywords
Digoxin, Vitamin E, Rabbits, Electrocardiogram.
First Page
445
Last Page
450
Recommended Citation
MERAL, İ, BAYDAŞ, B, BAYIROĞLU, F, & UYSAL, H (1999). Role of Vitamin E in Decreasing the Toxic Effect of Digoxin. Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences 23 (5): 445-450. https://doi.org/-