Randomized trial on Efficacy of Ivabradine, compared with amiodarone, in conversion of Junctional ectopic tachycardia to sinus rhythm in post operative cardiac surgical patients

Junctional Ectopic Tachycardia (JET) inpostoperative period is a serious arrhythmia, which often leads to hemodynamicinstability, decreased cardiac output, resulting in serious morbidity andmortality. Hence it is important in achieving rapid control of JET.  None of the drugs have been shown to beconsistently effective in controlling this arrhythmia. Amiodarone has faredwell in this respect, over other drugs, but adverse effects have been commonlyreported with its usage. Recently there are case reports stating thatIvabradine is safe and effective in both congenital and postoperative JET, witha better dosing and adverse effect profile. There has not been any prospectivestudy to demonstrate the same. So we planned this prospective Randomised control trial comparing the efficacy of both these drugs in the management of postoperative JET