Table 2.

Baseline patient characteristics

Parameter	Value
Age, years	48 ± 12
Gender male/female, n (%)	13 (57%) / 10 (43%)
Height, cm	179 ± 9
Weight, kg	87 ± 18
BMI, kg/m2	27 ± 4
BSA, m2	2.0 ± 0.2
NYHA class I / II / III / IV, n (%)	11 (48%) / 5 (22%) / 3 (13%) / 0 (0%)
Indication for S-ICD implantation, n (%)
Suspected non-ischemic cardiomyopathy with LVEF ≤35%	5 (22%)
Suspected ischemic cardiomyopathy with LVEF ≤35%	1 (4%)
Ventricular arrhythmia of unknown origin	17 (74%)
Primary vs. secondary prophylaxis, n (%)	8 (35%) vs. 15 (65%)

BMI body mass index; S-ICD subcutaneous implanted cardioverter/defibrillator; LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction