Use of digitalis in the treatment of heart failure: data from the Italian Network on Congestive Heart Failure (IN-CHF).

Over 60% of Italian outpatients with HF were treated with digitalis; as expected, patients with a low ejection fraction, atrial fibrillation and in a more advanced stage of HF are more likely to receive this drug. Finally, after the publication of the DIG trial, the rate of digitalis prescription significantly decreased.