Harm - Sotalol
You see a 50 year old man who asks for a repeat prescription of sotalol which he has been taking for extrasystoles for several years. He has a remote history of an MI. You haven't seen him previously and are concerned about the proarrhythmic properties of sotalol given what is known about other antiarrhythmics.
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- Patient or Problem:
- Man with extrasystoles
- Intervention:
- Sotalol
- Comparison Intervention:
- Placebo
- Outcome:
- Death
- Question:
- In a man with extrasystoles and a remote history of MI, does treatment with sotalol increase his risk of death?