Table 5.

Baseline, procedural, and clinical differences between patients deceased versus alive at the time of discharge

	Died during index hospitalization (n=6)	Alive at discharge (n=15)
Male gender	4 (67%)	14 (93%)
Age	69 [52–72.5]	67 [49.5–68]
LVEF	19 [15.75–20]	30 [17–35]
PAINESD score	20.5 [15–23]	17 [14–20]
Clinical VT non-inducible*	2/4 (50%)	6 (60%)
ICM	5 (83%)	13 (87%)
NICM	1 (17%)	3 (20%)
Prior VT ablation	2 (33%)	5 (33%)
Number of home AADs	1 [0.25–1]	0 [0–1]
Duration in cardiogenic shock prior to procedure (days)	9 [5.25–12.75]	4 [1.5–6.5]
Duration in cardiogenic shock after to procedure (days)	9 [3.5–10.75]	3 [1–4.5]
Total duration in cardiogenic shock (days)	13 [11.25–21.5]	8 [4.5–9.5]

^*In patients with baseline inducible ventricular tachycardia