Patient profiles
| No | Age/sex | VTA aetiology | Clinical VTA | EPS result | LVEF | Shock frequency1-150 | Status (months’ follow up) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 F | Rheumatic MVR | VF | NAD | 30% | >100 in 24 hours | A + W (43) |
| 2 | 54 M | IDC/alcohol | SMMVT | SMMVT | 23% | 12 in 1 hour | Died LVF + VF (8) |
| 3 | 63 M | Post-MI × 2 | SMMVT | SMMVT | 18% | 4 in 24 hours | A + W (43) |
| 4 | 44 F | Post-MI/CABG | SMMVT | SMMVT | 40% | 5 in 48 hours | A + W (36) |
| 5 | 43 M | Idiopathic | VF | VF only | 61% | 7 in 2 hours | A + W (24) |
| 6 | 30 M | Post-MI | SMMVT | SMMVT | 18% | 2 in 6 months | Heart transplant (40) |
↵1-150 Number of shocks from the ICD in specified time leading to the psychopathology.
A + W, alive and well; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; EPS, electrophysiology result; IDC, idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVF, left ventricular failure; MI, myocardial infarction; MVR, mitral valve replacement; VF, ventricular fibrillation; VTA, ventricular tachyarrhythmia; SMMVT, sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia.