title: Summaries for patients. Cost-effectiveness of implantable defibrillators versus the drug amiodarone to prevent abnormal heart rhythms after heart attack.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000638:Amiodarone / Q000191:economics* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000191:economics* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003663:Decision Trees; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000191:economics*; D005260:Female; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008390:Markov Chains; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D000638:Amiodarone