Table 2.
Total number of hospitalizations |
Total number of hospital days |
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Reason for hospitalization | Placebo (n = 2327) | Dronedarone (n = 2301) | Log-rank test P value | Placebo (n = 2327) | Dronedarone (n = 2301) | Wilcoxon test P value |
CV hospitalizations | ||||||
AF and other supraventricular rhythm disorders | 829 | 514 | <0.0001 | 4637 | 3132 | <0.0001 |
Worsening CHF, including pulmonary oedema or dysponea of cardiac origin | 184 | 165 | 0.505 | 1511 | 1486 | 0.202 |
Acute coronary syndromea | 113 | 71 | 0.01047 | 1188 | 816 | 0.038 |
Implantation of a pacemaker, implantable cardioverter defibrillator, or other cardiac device | 83 | 65 | NC | 372 | 334 | 0.206 |
Stable angina pectoris or atypical chest pain | 72 | 69 | NC | 533 | 402 | 0.611 |
TIA or stroke (except intracranial haemorrhage) | 64 | 46 | NC | 1122 | 439 | 0.079 |
Transcutaneous coronary, cerebrovascular, or peripheral procedure | 55 | 52 | NC | 165 | 168 | 0.718 |
CV surgery except cardiac transplantation | 47 | 38 | NC | 436 | 332 | 0.519 |
Hypotension, hypertension; except syncope | 40 | 30 | NC | 297 | 238 | 0.349 |
Major bleeding (requiring two or more units of blood or any intracranial haemorrhage) | 33 | 41 | NC | 349 | 423 | 0.687 |
Syncope | 33 | 32 | NC | 190 | 102 | 0.371 |
Atherosclerosis related (if not otherwise specified) | 20 | 17 | NC | 269 | 199 | 0.693 |
Ventricular arrhythmia or non-fatal cardiac arrest | 14 | 16 | NC | 120 | 91 | 0.820 |
Pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis | 6 | 15 | NC | 121 | 137 | 0.070 |
Ventricular extrasystoles | 1 | 1 | NC | 13 | 3 | 0.994 |
Cardiac transplantation | 1 | 0 | NC | 20 | 0 | 0.320 |
CV infection | 0 | 5 | NC | 0 | 14 | 0.044 |
Other CV hospitalization | 285 | 254 | 0.2842 | 1870 | 1524 | 0.240 |
Non-CV hospitalizations | 715 | 676 | 0.480 | 6326 | 5901 | 0.703 |
NC, not calculable.
aAcute coronary syndrome includes myocardial infarction or unstable angina.