Age <60 years | Age ⩾60 years | p Value | |
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Data are mean (SD) (range) or number (%). | |||
*Occlusion of only a small side branch of the septal target vessel was counted as occlusion of 0.5 septal vessels. | |||
AV, atrioventricular; CK, creatine kinase; PM, dual chamber pacemaker. | |||
Number of patients | 80 | 77 | |
Ethanol 96% injected (ml) | 3.2 (2.1) (1.0–10.0) | 3.2 (2.1) (0.5–11.0) | 0.870 |
Peak CK activity (U/l) | 596 (339) (202–2166) | 491 (331) (133–1831) | 0.051 |
TASH procedures per patient | 1.1 (0.3) (1–2) | 1.1 (0.3) (1–2) | 0.931 |
Septal vessels occluded per patient* | 1.1 (0.5) (0.5–3.0) | 1.1 (0.5) (0.5–3.0) | 0.823 |
Permanent total AV block | 4 (5%) | 13 (17%) | 0.015 |
PM implantation | 14 (18%) | 26 (34%) | 0.014 |