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Congestive heart failure

Prevalence
Causes
Clinical features
Differential diagnosis
Investigations
Therapy
Prevention
Prognosis
Prevention

Avoid d-sotalol. a  

Why?

  • It increases mortality a

d-sotalol increases mortality

Patient Treatment Comparison Outcome CER RRR
(95% CI)		 NNH
(95% CI)
severe heart failure a d-sotalol placebo death
at 5 months 		3% -65%
(-140% to -16%) 		50
(30 to 170)
 

 

Expiry date: June 2003
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides

Author   CM   Ball
Reviewer   B   Lee
CAT Writers   CM   Ball , CJ   Wotton , A   Yates