Studys

DSMB
- Data Safety Monitoring Board
- -doctors who oversee study
What us the most important type of study

CMS aproved
3 types of study
- PMA study (device
- Change indications
- Post Market Study (make a claim)
AVID
- Landmark study for secondary prevention
- -ICD's are better than drugs in reducing mortality
CASH

ICD's better than amiodarone and metoprolol
CIDS
- Canadian Implantable Def Study
- -no clinical signifaction
MADIT
- Now allowed for Primary Patients
- -prior MI
- -inschemic heart disease
- EF 35
- Positive EP study
MADIT II
- Don't need an EP study.
- Just need Prior MI
- EF less than 30%
DEFINITE

Now include Nonischemic dialted cardiomyopthy
DINAMIT

Have to wait 40 days post MI
SCD-HeFT
- Class II and III HF now include
- drugs do as well as nothing (placebo)

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2013-10-24T00:56:51Z

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