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Table 1 Characteristics of 122,815 eligible continuous ambulatory ECG monitoring records between November 2011 and December 2013

From: Incidence and timing of potentially high-risk arrhythmias detected through long term continuous ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring

Characteristics

Overall

Non-sustained ventricular tachycardia

Sustained ventricular tachycardia

Sinus pause

Atrial fibrillation pause

Symptomatic pause

High-grade heart blocka

 

N = 122,815

N = 22,443

N = 238

N = 1,766

N = 521

N = 249

N = 1,468

Age, years, N (%)

       

  < 65

61,170 (49.8)

7,787 (34.7)

102 (42.9)

497 (28.1)

88 (16.9)

60 (24.1)

481 (32.8)

 65–79

42,469 (34.6)

9,596 (42.8)

102 (42.9)

735 (41.6)

272 (52.2)

133 (53.4)

582 (39.7)

  ≥ 80

19,176 (15.6)

5,060 (22.6)

34 (14.3)

534 (30.2)

161 (30.9)

56 (22.5)

405 (27.6)

Women, N (%)

65,081 (53.0)

8,316 (37.1)

59 (24.8)

698 (39.5)

238 (45.7)

131 (52.6)

571 (38.9)

Wear Days

       

 Mean (Standard Deviation)

9.6 (4.0)

10.8 (3.5)

10.7 (3.4)

10.7 (3.7)

11.1 (3.4)

10.9 (3.5)

10.4 (3.7)

 Median (IQR)

9.9 (6.8–13.8)

12.9 (7.1–13.9)

12.1 (7.1–13.9)

12.9 (7.0–14.0)

13.0 (7.3–14.0)

12.9 (7.1–14.0)

12.1 (7.0–13.9)

Analyzable Days

       

 Mean (Standard Deviation)

9.2 (3.9)

10.4 (3.5)

10.1 (3.4)

10.2 (3.7)

10.5 (3.3)

10.3 (3.4)

9.9 (3.7)

 Median (IQR)

9.1 (6.4–13.1)

11.8 (7.0–13.6)

11.3 (6.9–13.4)

11.8 (6.9–13.6)

12.1 (7.1–13.6)

11.7 (7.0–13.5)

10.9 (6.8–13.5)

  1. aIncluded Mobitz II heart block and third-degree heart block