Introduction
Methods
Study population
Data collection
Statistical analysis
Results
Study population
Characteristic | Erasmus MC n = 478 | AMC n = 109 |
p value |
---|---|---|---|
Mean follow-up (days) | 762 ± 446 | 969 ± 185 | <0,0001 |
Age (years) | 59 ± 12 | 61 ± 12 | NS |
Male gender | 374 (78%) | 84 (77%) | NS |
Coronary artery disease | 319 (67%) | 61 (56%) | 0.023 |
Dilated cardiomyopathy | 159 (33%) | 45 (41%) | |
LVEF (%) | 25 ± 8 | 22 ± 6 | NS |
ICD type | |||
Single chamber | 200 (42%) | 65 (61%) | <0.001 |
Dual chamber | 74 (15%) | 38 (35%) | |
CRT-D | 204 (43%) | 4 (4%) |
Characteristic | Erasmus MC n = 478 | AMC n = 109 |
p value |
---|---|---|---|
Mean follow-up (days) | 762 ± 446 | 969 ± 185 | <0.0001 |
Appropriate shocks/ATP | 105 (22%) | 18 (16.5%) | NS |
Mean time to first appropriate event (days) | 313 ± 315 | 414 ± 271 | NS |
Late complications (patients) | 38 (7.9%) | 9 (8.3%) | NS |
Mortality | 41 (8.7%) | 9 (8.2%) | NS |
Mortality
ICD interventions
Readmissions for lead and ICD problems
Hospitalisation and unscheduled outpatient consultations
Characteristic | All (n = 276) | Rotterdam (n = 224/355) | Amsterdam (n = 52/109) |
p
|
---|---|---|---|---|
ICD-related hospital admission | 49/276 (18%) | 40/224 (18%) | 9/52 (17%) | NS |
Cardiac hospital admission | 99/276 (36%) | 78/224 (35%) | 21/52 (40%) | NS |
Other hospital admission | 58/276 (21%) | 48/224 (21%) | 10/52 (19%) | NS |
Additional outpatient cardiac visit | 51/276 (19%) | 38/224 (17%) | 13/52 (25%) | NS |