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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2022 Jul 1;15(8):e010347. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.121.010347

Table 3:

Characteristics of the 32 Patients Enrolled in the SERF Trial

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