Table 3.
Characteristics of patients with previous myocardial infarction that developed an arrhythmic event
| Pt no | Age/gender | NYHA | EF | LVDD | NIEP | ICD | Time to event (days) from AECG recordings | Arrhythmic event | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 71/M | 1 | 30.9 | 61.9 | HRT, NSVT | Yes | 11 | SVT | |
| 2 | 63/F | 1 | 31.5 | 82.9 | HRT | No | 692 | SVT | Arrhythmic death |
| 3 | 71/M | 1 | 53.4 | 54.0 | w‐LPs | No | 685 | Vf | Arrhythmic death |
| 4 | 58/M | 3 | 49.0 | 63.8 | b‐LPs, w‐LPs, HRT, NSVT | No | 672 | SVT | Death due to heart failure |
| 5 | 47M | 2 | 44.5 | 61.5 | HRT | No | 662 | Vf | Death due to heart failure |
| 6 | 86/M | 2 | 66.5 | 43.8 | b‐LPs, w‐LPs, NSVT | Yes | 57 | SVT | |
| 7 | 59/M | 1 | 60.5 | 42.8 | None | No | 568 | SVT | |
| 8 | 70/M | 1 | 57.0 | 60.0 | b‐LPs, w‐LPs | No | 8 | SVT | |
| 9 | 68/M | 2 | 23.7 | 79.0 | b‐LPs, w‐LPs, NSVT | No | 7 | SVT | |
| 10 | 62/M | 1 | 74.3 | 38.0 | w‐LPs, HRT, NSVT | Yes | 280 | SVT | |
| 11 | 54/M | 1 | 37.4 | 64.8 | w‐LPs, HRT, NSVT | No | 662 | Vf | Arrhythmic death |
Abbreviations: AECG, ambulatory electrocardiogram; b‐LP, LP positive in best value; EF, ejection fraction; F, female; HRT, heart rate turbulence; ICD, implantable cardioverter– defibrillator; M, male; NSVT, nonsustained ventricular tachycardia; NYHA, New York Heart Association; SVT, sustained ventricular tachycardia; Vf, ventricular fibrillation; w‐LPs, LP positive in worst value.