在泰国 (DEBUT):一个随机临床试验中,除器与β-阻断剂对抗无法解释的死亡
Koonlawee Nademanee1, Gumpanart Veerakul, Morton Mower
1Pacific Rim Electrophysiology Research Institute, Los Angeles, Cal, USA. wee@pacificrimep.com
Circulation
|April 16, 2003
概括
突然不明原因死亡综合征 (SUDS) 患者可以从可植入式心脏转动器除器 (ICD) 中受益. 在临床试验中,ICDs提供了与初级心室动 (VF) 相关的死亡的完整保护,在临床试验中表现优于β-阻断剂.
科学领域:
- 心脏病学 心脏病学
- 临床试验 临床试验
- 突发心脏病死亡研究研究
背景情况:
- 突发不明原因死亡综合征 (SUDS) 是东南亚年轻健康男性的主要死亡原因.
- 植入式心脏转移器除器 (ICD) 对降低SUS患者死亡率的疗效尚未得到充分证实.
- 这项研究解决了围绕SUDS幸存者的ICD使用的不确定性.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较ICD与β-阻断剂在减少突然死亡综合征幸存者的全因死亡率方面的有效性.
- 评估这些治疗对复发性心室动脉冲动/心室动 (VF) 和心脏骤停的影响.
主要方法:
- 泰国解心器对比β-阻断剂对不明原因死亡的研究 (DEBUT) 是一项两期随机临床试验.
- 86名SUDS幸存者和可能幸存者被随机分配给接受ICD或propranolol.
- 主要终点是全因死亡率,次要终点是3年随访期间的复发性VF或心脏骤停.
主要成果:
- 在3年的随访期间,所有4例死亡都发生在β-阻断剂组 (P=0.02).
- 在ICD组中没有观察到死亡.
- 在ICD手臂中的7名患者经历了复发性VF,所有患者都通过该设备成功治疗.
结论:
- 植入式心脏转移器除器 (ICD) 治疗在SUDS患者群体中提供了完全防止因初级心室动 (VF) 死亡的保护.
- 在SUS患者的死亡率降低方面,ICD治疗明显优于β阻塞治疗.
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