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Congestive heart failure

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Prevention

Consider amiodarone in patients with left ventricular dysfunction a

Why?

  • It reduces mortality a

Amiodarone reduces the risk of dying suddenly

Patient Treatment Comparison Outcome CER OR
(95% CI)		 NNT
(95% CI)
at risk of sudden death a amiodarone placebo, sotatol or propranolol death
at ?1 year 		26% 0.81
(0.69 to 0.94)		 26
(16 to 86)
      sudden death
at ?1 year 		13% 0.70
(0.58 to 0.85)		 28
(20 to 57)

 

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