Abstract
This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: To compare the effectiveness of ICDs with antiarrhythmic drugs, placebo, or usual care in reducing the risk of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, and adverse events in individuals at increased risk of sudden cardiac death due to cardiac ion channelopathies, including congenital long QT syndrome, congential short QT syndrome, Brugada syndrome and catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | CD011168 |
Journal | Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews |
Volume | 2014 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 25 2014 |
Funding
Dr. Mark Huffman receives grant support from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and World Heart Federation through unrestricted educational grants from AstraZeneca and Boehringer Ingelheim on research and a research training program, respectively, both of which are unrelated to this review
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pharmacology (medical)