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Centre for Evidence-
Based Medicine

Harm: Clinical Scenario

A 50 year old man asked for a repeat prescription of sotalol which he had been taking for several years for his extrasystoles. I had not previously seen him, and was cautious because of the number of antiarrhythmics which had proarrhythmic properties. I formulated the question, in patients with extrasystoles does sotalol increase the risk of sudden cardiac death?

Searching terms and evidence source: sotalol AND (mortality OR death*) - search done in the Cochrane Controlled Trials Registry

Read the article and decide:

  1. Is the evidence from this study valid?
  2. If valid, is this evidence important?
  3. If valid and important, can you apply this evidence in caring for your patient?

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