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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Heart Rhythm. 2021 May 21;18(11):1876–1883. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2021.05.019

Table 3.

Outcomes Based on the Presence/Absence of Heart Block

Heart Block No Heart Block P-value
Stage I Palliation Length of Stay 45.2+30 38.2+27 0.1

Age at Discharge Stage I (days) 62.4±40 47±31 0.05

Patient Weight At Discharge Stage I (kg) 3.9±1 3.8±1 0.3

Sage II Palliation Length of Stay 31.0+63 18.7+23 0.4

Remained Inpatient to Stage II Palliation 8 (29%) 152 (11%) 0.003

Unanticipated Interstage Readmission 5 (18%) 485 (35%) 0.4

   Admission with PCM Implant 1 (4%) 1 (0%) <0.0001

Outcomes
   Survive to 12 months 16 (57%) 1100 (79%) 0.002
   Heart Transplant 1 (4%) 59 (4%) 0.9

Survival Outcome Comparison
   Survive to 12 months 16 (57%) 1100 (79%) 0.002
   Death Prior to Discharge 6 (21%) 127 (9%)
   Interstage Death 1 (4%) 48 (3%)
   Death post Stage II 0 (0%) 14 (1%)
   Heart Transplant 1 (4%) 59 (4%)
   Other death 4 (14%) 36 (3%)

Cause of Death Arrhythmia, n (%) 0 (0%) 9 (1%) 0.5