Table 4 Causes of death by type of ICD
Type of ICD | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Underlying cause of death | Single-chamber ICD | Dual-chamber ICD | CRT-D | |||
(n = 2,109) | (n = 1,186) | (n = 681) | ||||
Chagas’ heart disease | 167 | (26.0%) | 42 | (26.8%) | 36 | (18.3%) |
Cardiac diseases (other) | 340 | (53.0%) | 82 | (52.2%) | 119 | (60.4%) |
Noncardiac vascular diseases | 17 | (2.6%) | 5 | (3.2%) | 8 | (4.1%) |
Cancer | 16 | (2.5%) | 2 | (1.3%) | 4 | (2.0%) |
Infection | 12 | (1.9%) | 2 | (1.3%) | 0 | (0.0%) |
Other | 90 | (14.0%) | 24 | (15.3%) | 30 | (15.2%) |
Total | 642 | (100%) | 157 | (100%) | 197 | (100%) |