Antiarrhythmics Versus Implantable Defibrillators (AVID)

Launched by NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE (NHLBI) · Oct 27, 1999

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BACKGROUND:

Sudden cardiac death is believed to account for a substantial proportion of deaths in patients with evidence of cardiovascular disease. The exact proportion of cardiac deaths that are classified as being sudden varies depending on the population, the underlying disease, and the definition of sudden death. Various estimates suggest that about 500,000 sudden cardiac deaths occur annually in the United States alone. The majority of sudden cardiac deaths are thought to be due to ventricular fibrillation (VF) or tachycardia (VT).

The commonest approach to preventing sudden cardiac ...

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Eligibility criteria

• • Men \& women with VF, VT with syncope, or VT without syncope, but with ejection fraction less than or equal to .40 \& systolic blood pressure less than 80 mm Hg, chest pain , or near syncope.