Prevention

• amiodarone ^a

Why?

• Fewer patients die ^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, sotalol, propranolol	death at 12 months	26%	0.81 (0.69 to 0.94)	26 (16 to 86)
			sudden death at 12 months	13%	0.70 (0.58 to 0.85)	28 (20 to 57)