Journal article
Antiarrhythmic Therapies for the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death
Abstract
Despite remarkable advances in cardiovascular therapeutics, sudden cardiac death remains a significant problem. In this review, data from clinical trials and other studies on antiarrhythmic therapies have been evaluated in order to determine effective strategies for the prevention of sudden cardiac death in high risk patients.Overall, routine prophylactic use of class I antiarrhythmic agents in high risk patients, mostly survivors of acute …
Authors
McAlister FA; Teo KK
Journal
Drugs, Vol. 54, No. 2, pp. 235–252
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
8 1997
DOI
10.2165/00003495-199754020-00003
ISSN
0012-6667