Effect of age on mortality, hospitalizations and response to digoxin in patients with heart failure: the DIG study
Michael W. Rich, MD, FACC*,
Frances McSherry, MS ,
William O. Williford, PhD ,
Salim Yusuf, MD, FACC for the Digitalis Investigation Group
* Cardiovascular Division, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Veterans Administration Medical Center, Perry Point, Maryland, USA
Hamilton General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Figure 1 Kaplan-Meier curves illustrating the effect of age on total mortality.
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Figure 2 Kaplan-Meier curves illustrating the effect of age on the combined end point of heart failure death or hospitalization.
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