CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA SUPPRESSION TRIAL

该承包商将是一个临床中心， 试验，心律失常治疗研究（CATS）。 的主要目的 这份合同是为了看看是否有效的药物治疗频繁的心室 心肌梗死后患者的过早去极化将 降低心源性猝死的发生率;次要目的是 (1)评估治疗对全因死亡率的影响，（2）评估 药物不良反应，（3）检查疾病的临床过程中， 对照组，和（4）进行选定的子研究，以澄清疾病 药物作用的过程和机制。 为期三年的招聘 在10个月的规划阶段之后， 后续将 在患者招募后持续两年。

This contractor will be a clinical center for the collaborative clinical trial, Cardiac Arrhythmia Treatment Study (CATS). The primary objective of this contract is to see if effective drug treatment of frequent ventricular premature depolarizations in post-myocardial infarction patients will reduce the incidence of sudden cardiac death; secondary objectives are to (1) assess the impact of treatment on all-cause mortality, (2) evaluate adverse drug effects, (3) examine the clinical course of the disease in the control group, and (4) conduct selected substudies to clarify the disease process and the mechanisms of drug efficacy. A three-year recruitment period is designed, following a ten-month planning phase. Follow-up will continue two years beyond patient recruitment.