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. 2012 Jan 27;109(4):58–65. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2012.0058

Table 4. Distrubution of the endpoints for 89 out of 440 patients that occurred within 30 days after hospitalization*1.

Endpoint n (%)
Cardiac endpoint 35 (39.3)
Myocardial infarction 5 (5.6)
Cardioversion for atrial fibrillation 2 (2.2)
Pacemaker/ICD implantation 12 (13.5)
Resuscitation 2 (2.2)
Valve defects/stenosis (requires OP) 3 (3.4)
Ventricular tachycardia 4 (4.5)
Percutaneous coronary intervention or requirement for coronary artery bypass intervention 4 (4.5)
Absolute tachyarrhythmia without cardioversion (only with tachycardia-induced heart failure) 2 (2.2)
Supraventricular tachycardia 1 (1.1)
Non-cardiac endpoint 41 (46.1)
Endoscopy with intervention 7 (7.9)
Blood transfusion 8 (9)
Carotid operation 0 (0)
Pulmonary embolism 0 (0)
Stroke (recent ischemic or hemorrhagic insult) 5 (5.6)
Traumatic brain injury 4 (4.5)
Severe infection 17 (19.1)
Other endpoints 13 (14.6)
Re-admittance within 30 days 2 (2.2)
Other life-threatening conditions 11 (12.4)
Sudden death 0 (0)

*1Endpoints are divided into the groups "cardiac endpoints," "non-cardiac endpoints," and "other endpoints"