The AVID trial: evidence based or randomized control trials--is the AVID study too late? Antiarrhythmics Versus Implantable Defibrillators.

A great body of clinical evidence has been accumulated--before and without the AVID trial--showing that implantable defibrillators prolong life better than currently available antiarrhythmic drugs. With this evidence already available, we question the validity of a trial that attempted, in effect, to place a price tag on life and quality of life.