Table 2.

 Placebo controlled amiodarone trials

Trial	Population	Improvedsurvival
Polishtrial	Post-myocardial infarction,ineligible for β blockers	Yes
CHF-STAT	Congestive heart failure,asymptomatic ectopy	No
EMIAT	Post-myocardial infarction,low ejection fraction	No
CAMIAT	Post-myocardial infarction,asymptomatic ectopy	Yes

CAMIAT, Canadian amiodarone myocardial infarction arrhythmia trial; CHF-STAT, congestive heart failure: survival trial of antiarrhythmic therapy; EMIAT, European myocardial infarct amiodarone trial.