Digoxin Use in Atrial Fibrillation; Insights From National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey.

The study evaluates the characteristics and trends of digoxin use during outpatient visits with atrial fibrillation in the US from 2006 to 2015.We conducted a retrospective analysis of adult (age >/= 18) patient visits to office-based physicians from National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) database between 2006-2015. The International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification codes were used to identify patients with Atrial fibrillation.

Normal Correction of Sodium Leading to Central Pontine Demyelinosis: A Rare Occurrence.

Central pontine myelinolysis is a rare condition arising from the myelinolysis of white matter tracts in the pons, most commonly in response to iatrogenic hypertonic stress caused by the rapid correction of hyponatremia. Here, we present an interesting case of central pontine myelinolysis subsequent to normal saline infusion despite strict adherence to the guideline protocol.