of the 72 patients with confirmed myocardial infarction treated with mexiletine , 11 ( 15.3 % ) died , compared with 19 ( 22.4 % ) of the 85 patients given the placebo , and significantly fewer of the former compared with the latter had frequent ventricular ectopics or ventricular tachycardia recorded on 24 hour electrocardiograms .
C0025887
mexiletine
C0151636
ventricular ectopics