Amiodarone versus implantable cardioverter-defibrillator:randomized trial in patients with nonischemicdilated cardiomyopathy and asymptomaticnonsustained ventricular tachycardia—AMIOVIRT

The purpose of this multicenter randomized trial was to compare total mortality during therapy with amiodarone or an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) in patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NIDCM) and nonsustained ventricular tachycardia (NSVT). Whether an ICD reduces mortal...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2003-05, Vol.41 (10), p.1707-1712
Hauptverfasser:	Strickberger, S.Adam, Hummel, John D, Bartlett, Thomas G, Frumin, Howard I, Schuger, Claudio D, Beau, Scott L, Bitar, Cynthia, Morady, Fred
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cardiac arrhythmia Cardiology Drug therapy Heart attacks Hospitals Mortality
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