Amiodarone to prevent heart rhythm problems after cardiac arrest
Treatments studied
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial tests whether giving the drug amiodarone early can prevent dangerous heart rhythm problems in patients who survived a cardiac arrest with a shockable rhythm. If it works, it could help more people recover.
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Who can take part
- You must be 18 years or older
- You must be in the intensive care unit after a cardiac arrest that happened outside the hospital
- Your heart had a rhythm that could be shocked (ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia)
- The cause of the arrest is likely from your heart or is unknown
- You must be able to start the study drug within 6 hours of getting your heartbeat back
- You or a family member must agree to participate in the study
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