Baseline characteristics of ICD patients with coronary artery disease.
| Male (n = 263) | Female (n = 34) | p Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, ejection fraction, and number of diseased arteries at coronary angiography are presented as mean (SEM). | ||||
| EPS, electrophysiology study; PP, primary prevention; VF, ventricular fibrillation; VT, ventricular tachycardia. | ||||
| Age (years) | 65 (1) | 64 (2) | 0.56 | |
| Ejection fraction (%) | 32 (1) | 32 (2) | 0.96 | |
| Diabetes mellitus (%) | 32/243 (13) | 6/30 (20) | 0.31 | |
| Hypertension (%) | 57/239 (24) | 9/30 (30) | 0.68 | |
| Number of diseased arteries | 2.2 (0.1) | 1.6 (0.2) | <0.005 | |
| Index arrhythmia | ||||
| VT (%) | 180/259 (70) | 25/34 (74) | ||
| VF (%) | 65/259 (25) | 8/34 (74) | 0.81 | |
| PP (%) | 14/259 (5) | 1/34 (3) | ||
| Inducible at EPS (%) | 159/169 (94) | 23/26 (88) | 0.25 | |