The Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial (CAST) study demonstrated that pharmacologic suppression of dysrhythmias:
a. decreased mortality by 50% but increased morbidity.
b. significantly decreased the risk of a second myocardial infarction.
c. doubled the risk of a second MI.
d. should be used in all MI patients regardless of rhythm.
c
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