Table 4.

Influence of long-term use of amiodarone on mortality after HTX

Parameter	Long-term use of amiodarone prior to HTX (n=74)	No long-term use of amiodarone prior to HTX (n=456)	P-value
1-year follow-up mortality	16 of 71 (22.5%)	97 of 449 (21.6%)	0.8596
2-year follow-up mortality	17 of 69 (24.6%)	114 of 445 (25.6%)	0.8620
5-year follow-up mortality	18 of 60 (30.0%)	144 of 386 (37.3%)	0.2737
Overall follow-up mortality	29 of 74 (39.2%)	225 of 456 (49.3%)	0.1049

Abbreviations: HTX, heart transplantation; n, number.