Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Clinical studies
Ventricular tachycardias above the initially programmed tachycardia detection interval in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillatorsIncidence, prediction and significance
Dietmar Bänsch, Marco Castrucci, Dirk Böcker, Günter Breithardt and Michael Block
Table 3
Table 3
Cox Regression Analysis for Major Eventslegend
| VT Above TDI | Symptomatic VT Above TDI | any VT | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relative Risk | Significance | Relative Risk | Significance | Relative Risk | p Value | |
| Heart failure prior to ICD implantation | 1.53 | 0.022 | 1.65 | 0.016 | 1.59 | <0.001 |
| Inducible monomorphic VT | 2.66 | <0.001 | 2.53 | <0.006 | 1.35 | <0.001 |
| Amiodarone as discharge medication | 1.69 | 0.036 | 1.80 | 0.011 | −0.03 | NS |
↵legend ICD = implantable cardioverter defibrillator; TDI = tachycardia detection interval; VT = ventricular tachycardia.
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