A Comparison of Seven Antiarrhythmic Drugs in Patients with Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias
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- 12 August 1993
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 329 (7), 452-458
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199308123290702
Abstract
The relative efficacies of various antiarrhythmic drugs in the treatment of ventricular tachyarrhythmias are not well known. This study examined the effectiveness of imipramine, mexiletine, pirmenol, procainamide, propafenone, quinidine, and sotalol in patients with ventricular tachyarrhythmias who were enrolled in the Electrophysiologic Study versus Electrocardiographic Monitoring trial.Keywords
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