Acetyldigoxin
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Acetyldigoxin is a cardiac glycoside
. It is an acetyl
derivative of digoxin
. Its positive cardioinotropic effect starts after 3-4h and maximizes after 6-8h. It is prescribed for congestive chronic cardiac failure class II, III and IV from different reasons, tachysystolic form of fibrillation and proximal
Cardiac glycoside
Cardiac glycosides are drugs used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and cardiac arrhythmia. These glycosides are found as secondary metabolites in several plants, but also in some animals, such as the milkweed butterflies. -Function:...
. It is an acetyl
Acetyl
In organic chemistry, acetyl is a functional group, the acyl with chemical formula COCH3. It is sometimes represented by the symbol Ac . The acetyl group contains a methyl group single-bonded to a carbonyl...
derivative of digoxin
Digoxin
Digoxin INN , also known as digitalis, is a purified cardiac glycoside and extracted from the foxglove plant, Digitalis lanata. Its corresponding aglycone is digoxigenin, and its acetyl derivative is acetyldigoxin...
. Its positive cardioinotropic effect starts after 3-4h and maximizes after 6-8h. It is prescribed for congestive chronic cardiac failure class II, III and IV from different reasons, tachysystolic form of fibrillation and proximal