Amiodarone vs other antiarrhythmics: Sudden cardiac death
It is very uncertain whether amiodarone changes sudden cardiac death compared with other antiarrhythmics (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Amiodarone vs other antiarrhythmics Sudden cardiac death · participants with high risk of sudden cardiac death (secondary prevention) It is very uncertain whether amiodarone changes sudden cardiac death compared with other antiarrhythmics (very low certainty). Amiodarone versus other pharmacological interventions for prevention of sudden cardiac death (2015) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.4 [0.56, 3.52] | 4 studies · 839 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amiodarone versus other pharmacological interventions for prevention of sudden cardiac death 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.