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The COMPANION Trial

In patients with advanced heart failure and a prolonged QRS interval, cardiac-resynchronization therapy decreases the combined risk of death from any cause or first hospitalization…

May 20, 2004

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The DAVID Trial

For patients with standard indications for ICD therapy, no indication for cardiac pacing, and an LVEF of 40% or less, dual-chamber pacing offers no clinical…

December 25, 2002

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The AFFIRM Trial

A comparison of rate control and rhythm control in patients with atrial fibrillation.

December 5, 2002

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The MOST Trial

For sinus-node dysfunction, while dual-chamber pacing does not improve stroke-free survival compared with ventricular pacing, dual-chamber pacing does reduce the risk of atrial fibrillation, signs…

June 13, 2002

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The MADIT II Trial

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy is superior to conventional medical therapy in reducing the risk of death among patients with prior myocardial infarction and reduced ejection…

March 21, 2002

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The CARE-HF Trial

In patients with heart failure and cardiac dyssynchrony, CRT improves symptoms and the quality of life and reduces complications and the risk of death. These…

November 29, 2001

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The MUSTT Trial

Electrophysiologically guided antiarrhythmic therapy with implantable defibrillators, but not with antiarrhythmic drugs, reduces the risk of sudden death in high-risk patients with coronary disease.

December 16, 1999

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The MADIT Trial

In patients with a prior MI who are at high risk for VT, prophylactic therapy with an implanted defibrillator leads to improved survival as compared…

December 26, 1996

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The CAST Trial

Antiarrhythmic drugs flecainide and encainide may actually increase mortality in post-MI patients with asymptomatic ventricular arrhythmias.

March 21, 1991