MADIT-II

Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial II

Patient / Population Intervention / Exposition Comparaison Critère de jugement

In 1,232 patients with prior MI and an ejection fraction ≤ 30 %, a prophylactic implantable defibrillator reduced all-cause mortality compared with conventional therapy.

N
1 232
Schéma
RCT
Critère
All-cause mortality
Pertinence
1
Résultat14.2 % vs 19.8 % (HR 0.69).
Moss AJ, et al. N Engl J Med. 2002;346(12):877-883. 10.1056/NEJMoa013474
Discussion et critique

Shifted ICD selection to ejection fraction alone, abandoning electrophysiology testing. Defined the post-MI primary-prevention population.