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Table 1 Patients characteristics

From: Improved survival of patients with coronary artery disease and low ejection fraction with ICD implantation versus conventional therapy in a real world survey

 

Control

ICD

p

 

(n = 143)

(n = 70)

 

Age in years, mean (±SD)

67.9 ± 9.8

64.8 ± 9.9

0.034

Gender, women, n (%)

26 (18.2 %)

6 (8.6 %)

0.065

Coronary artery disease (CAD)

   

1-vessel CAD, n (%)

16 (11.2 %)

16 (22.9 %)

0.025

2-vessel CAD, n (%)

41 (28.7)

23 (32.9)

0.531

3-vessel CAD, n (%)

86 (60.1)

31 (44.3)

0.029

Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), %

29.1 ± 4.6

26.7 ± 6.3

0.006

LVEF, women, %

29.4 ± 4.5

28.7 ± 7.7

 

LVEF, men, %

29.0 ± 4.7

26.5 ± 6.1

 

LVEF, 1-vessel CAD, %

29.4 ± 4.2

26.3 ± 7.0

 

LVEF, 2-vessel CAD, %

28.7 ± 4.7

25.2 ± 7.1

 

LVEF, 3-vessel CAD, %

29.3 ± 4.7

28.1 ± 5.0

 

Diabetes, n (%)

56 (39.2)

24 (34.3)

0.490

Pharmacotherapy, n (%)

   

Betablockers

132 (93.0)

68 (97.1)

0.215

ACE inhibitors

110 (77.5)

59 (84.3)

0.245

ARBs

19 (13.4)

6 (8.6)

0.307

Statins

93 (65.5)

57 (81.4)

0.017

Diuretics

125 (88.0)

58 (82.9)

0.303

Antiarrhythmics (Amiodarone)

6 (4.2)

3 (4.3)

0.984

Anticoagulation

51 (35.9)

27 (38.6)

0.706

  1. Legend: ARB, Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers; CAD, coronary artery disease; ICD, implantable cardioverter defibrillator, LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; SD, standard deviation.