Clinical Trial: Amiodarone Against ICD Therapy in Chagas Cardiomyopathy for Primary Prevention of Death

Study Status: Not yet recruiting
Recruit Status: Not yet recruiting
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: CHronic Use of Amiodarone aGAinSt Implantable Cardioverter-defibrillator Therapy for Primary Prevention of Death in Patients With Chagas Cardiomyopathy Study (CHAGASICS)

Brief Summary: The primary objective is to compare the efficacy of the treatment using implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantation to that of the treatment using amiodarone in the primary prevention of all-cause mortality in high-risk patients with Chagas cardiomyopathy and non-sustained ventricular tachycardia (NSVT).