Table 2.
Mean score of the KCCQ-12 in 118 patients with primary prevention ICD due to heart failure
| KCCQ-12 | All n = 118 Mean score |
Ischemic HF n = 69 Mean score |
Nonischemic HF n = 49 Mean score |
Ischemic versus nonischemic HF p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical limitation | 68.0 ± 26.4 | 64.6 ± 26.2 | 72.8 ± 26.1 | 0.062 |
| Symptom frequency | 78.6 ± 21.1 | 77.2 ± 21.5 | 80.6 ± 20.5 | 0.305 |
| Quality of life | 69.7 ± 25.7 | 68.8 ± 25.7 | 70.9 ± 25.8 | 0.582 |
| Social limitation | 71.6 ± 27.0 | 68.8 ± 27.1 | 75.6 ± 26.7 | 0.144 |
| Overall summary score | 71.5 ± 22.4 | 69.5 ± 23.1 | 74.4 ± 21.3 | 0.195 |
| KCCQ-12 | All n = 118 Mean score |
ICD-VR/DR n = 61 Mean score |
CRT-D n = 57 Mean score |
ICD-VR/DR versus CRT-D p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical limitation | 68.0 ± 26.4 | 72.0 ± 23.3 | 63.7 ± 28.9 | 0.158 |
| Symptom frequency | 78.6 ± 21.1 | 82.3 ± 20.5 | 74.8 ± 21.2 | 0.040 |
| Quality of life | 69.7 ± 25.7 | 73.2 ± 25.2 | 66.0 ± 25.9 | 0.093 |
| Social limitation | 71.6 ± 27.0 | 75.0 ± 27.5 | 68.0 ± 26.3 | 0.096 |
| Overall summary score | 71.5 ± 22.4 | 75.1 ± 22.0 | 67.7 ± 22.4 | 0.041 |
Statistically significant p-values are given in bold
Comparisons are made between ischemic versus nonischemic HF and VR/DR versus CRTD
CRT-D cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator, HF heart failure, ICD implantable cardioverter defibrillator, ICD-VR/DR single or dual lead implantable cardioverter defibrillator, KCCQ-12 12-item Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire, SD standard deviation