[Indications and contraindications for therapy with cardiac glycosides].

Today glycosides have 3 indications: manifest and chronic cardiac insufficiency, arrhythmia absoluta and paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. Glycosides are no longer important in the therapy of acute cardiac insufficiency. There are also absolute and relative contraindications which should be recognized; in coronary heart disease glycosides should only be used if there is really a latent of manifest cardiac insufficiency.