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CHronic use of Amiodarone aGAinSt Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy for primary prevention of death in patients with Chagas cardiomyopathy.

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1 CHronic use of Amiodarone aGAinSt Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy for primary prevention of death in patients with Chagas cardiomyopathy Study: Rationale and design of a randomized clinical trial  Martino Martinelli, MD, PhD, Anis Rassi, MD, PhD, José Antonio Marin-Neto, MD, PhD, Angelo Amato Vincenzo de Paola, MD, PhD, Otávio Berwanger, MD, PhD, Maurício Ibraim Scanavacca, MD, PhD, Roberto Kalil, MD, PhD, Sérgio Freitas de Siqueira, Eng, MsC  American Heart Journal  Volume 166, Issue 6, Pages e4 (December 2013) DOI: /j.ahj Copyright © 2013 Mosby, Inc. Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Study design of the CHAGASICS. CHF, Congestive heart failure.
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3 Figure 2 Rassi score for prediction of death in patients with CCC. A, Independent prognostic factors and respective score points. B, Risk groups and total mortality at 5 and 10 years. WMA, Wall motion abnormality; Echo, transthoracic echocardiography; ECG, electrocardiography. Reproduced from Lancet 2010;375: with permission of Rassi et al. American Heart Journal  , e4DOI: ( /j.ahj ) Copyright © 2013 Mosby, Inc. Terms and Conditions


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