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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Heart Rhythm. 2014 Feb;11(2):216–221. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2013.10.046

Table 1.

Characteristics of Patients Receiving Replacement ICDs.

Characteristic Total
n = 111,826

Demographics

  Age (years) 70.7 ± 12.4

  Male 84439 (75.5%)

  Caucasian 97842 (87.5%)

  Hispanic 4112 (3.7%)

Clinical History

  Any Ischemic Heart Disease 75609 (67.6%)

  Prior myocardial infarction 62015 (55.5%)

  Previous CABG 44439 (39.8%)

  Prior percutaneous coronary intervention 35006 (31.3%)

  Congestive Heart Failure 82474 (73.8%)

  Non-Ischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy
    No 81066 (72.5%)
    Yes Within the past 3 months 1025 (0.9%)
    Yes 3 to 9 months 717 (0.6%)
    Yes Greater than 9 months 28954 (25.9%)

  NYHA Class
    Class I 22743 (20.4%)
    Class II 46237 (41.4%)
    Class III 40158 (36.0%)
    Class IV 2481 (2.2%)

  Atrial Fibrillation 47162 (42.2%)

  Ventricular Tachycardia
    None 47052 (42.1%)
    Yes VT, Non Sustained 32600 (29.2%)
    Yes Monomorphic Sustained VT 26895 (24.1%)
    Yes Polymorphic Sustained VT 5175 (4.6%)

  Abnormal Sinus Node Function 35845 (32.1%)

  Cerebrovascular Disease 17849 (16.0%)

  Chronic Lung Disease 24089 (21.5%)

  Diabetes 38430 (34.4%)

  Hypertension 81953 (73.3%)

  Renal Failure-Dialysis 3101 (2.8%)

  Left ventricular ejection fraction % 32.4 ± 13.7

  QRS Duration (ms) 138.3 ± 37.3

  Atrioventricular Conduction
    Normal 32924 (29.4%)
    LBBB 16149 (14.4%)
    RBBB 6307 (5.6%)
    PACED 47620 (42.6%)
    OTHER 8826 (7.9%)

  Serum creatinine (mg/dL) 1.365 ± 0.906

Glomerular filtration rate (ml/min) 63.7 ± 30.3

ICD Procedure

  Reason for Admission
    Admitted for this Procedure 103494 (92.6%)
    Cardiac CHF 2442 (2.2%)
    Cardiac Other 4570 (4.1%)
    Noncardiac 1212 (1.1%)

  ICD Indication
    Primary Prevention 73394 (65.6%)
    Secondary Prevention 38432 (34.4%)

  ICD Type
    Single Chamber 18423 (16.5%)
    Dual Chamber 43547 (39.0%)
    Biventricular 49694 (44.5%)

Discharge Medications

  ACE-Inhibitor 58949 (53.9%)

  Amiodarone 20227 (18.5%)

  ARB 20065 (18.3%)

  Aspirin 67293 (61.5%)

  Beta Blocker 92381 (84.4%)

  Coumadin 39498 (36.1%)

  Digoxin 36410 (33.3%)

  Diuretic 70653 (64.6%)