Table 2.
Follow up data of all the groups as per the pattern of the VT induced after VT induction study (VT Ventricular tachycardia, ICD- Implantable cardioverter defibrillator).
| INDUCIBLE VT (n = 79) |
NON INDUCIBLE (n = 90) |
p value |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONOMORPHIC VT (n = 67) | POLYMORPHIC VT (n = 12) | (INDUCIBLE VERSUS NON INDUCIBLE) | ||
| Mean Follow-up (days) | 1294 (∼3yr 6mon) | 1108 (∼3 years) | 1123 (∼3 years) | |
| Lost to f/u | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0.0547 |
| Event on F/U(n) | 76 | 5 | 35 | |
| Sudden death (n, %) | 9 (13.43%) | 2 (16.67%) | 5 (5.56%) | 0.0714 |
| Mortality (n, %) | 14 (20.89%) | 1 (8.33%) | 10 (11.11%) | 0.1932 |
| Recurrent VT (n, %) | 34 (50.74%) | 1 (8.33%) | 12 (13.33%) | <0.0001 |
| ICD shock (n, %) | 19 (28.35%) | 1 (8.33%) | 5 (5.56%) | <0.0001 |
| Average number of shock (n, %) | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| De novo ICD/upgradation to CRT-D | 4 (5.97%) | 0 | 0 | 0.0458 |
| VT ablation (Re or native) | 5 (7.46%) | 2 (16.67%) | 3 (3.33%) | 0.1917 |
| HF admission | 19 (28.35%) | 2 (16.67%) | 9 (10%) | 0.008 |