Status:
COMPLETED
Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial (CAST)
Lead Sponsor:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Conditions:
Cardiovascular Diseases
Coronary Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-75 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
To determine whether drug treatment of asymptomatic ventricular arrhythmias in post-myocardial infarction patients reduced the incidence of sudden cardiac death and total mortality.
Detailed Description
BACKGROUND: Each year over 400,000 people in the United States die suddenly of coronary heart disease. The majority have known coronary heart disease. Of these, the post-myocardial infarction populat...
Eligibility Criteria
Men and women with ventricular premature depolarization six days to two years after the start of myocardial infarction.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 1986
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
March 1 1998
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00000526
Start Date
August 1 1986
End Date
March 1 1998
Last Update
May 6 2016
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