Table 3:
Patients (n) | 32 |
Age (years) | 67± 9 |
Gender | |
Male | 29 (91%) |
Female | 3 (9%) |
Ischemic Cardiomyopathy | 18 (56%) |
Prior MI | 72% |
Prior CABG | 36% |
Nonischemic-Cardiomyopathy | 14 (44%) |
Idiopathic | 8 |
Sarcoid | 3 |
Lamin A/C | 1 |
Lymphocytic CM | 1 |
Late stage HCM | 1 |
EF | 37% |
NYHA Class | |
Class I | 29% |
Class II | 45% |
Class III | 26% |
VT Subtype | |
Monomorphic (32) | 100% |
Storm (n=3) | 9% |
Incessant | 0% |
Prior VT Ablation | |
Endocardialy | 100% |
Epicardialy | 27% |
Endo- and Epicardialy | 27% |
Diabetes Mellitus | |
Chronic Renal Disease | 22% |
Peripheral Vascular Disease | 25% |
Prior stroke (CVA/TIA) | 16% |
COPD | 22% |
AF/AFL | 28% |
n = Number of subjects; MI = myocardial infarction; CABG = Coronary artery bypass grafting; A/C = arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy; HCM = hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; EF = ejection fraction; NYHC = New York Heart Association; = ; CVA = cerebral vascular accident; TIA = transient ischemic attack; COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; AF/AFL = atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter