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Table 2 Device-based treatment of ventricular tachyarrhythmia episodes, as number of episodes (number of patients) having experienced one or more episode

From: Arrhythmic episodes in patients implanted with a cardioverter-defibrillator – results from the Prospective Study on Predictive Quality with Preferencing PainFree ATP therapies (4P)

Delivered therapy (%)

VT (91.1%)

FVT (1.3%)

VF (7.6%)

Total

ATP only (94.8%)

1146 (23)

11 (4)

51 (11)

1208 (31)

 SC-ICD

327 (11)

7

22

356

 DC-ICD

739 (4)

2

1

742

 CRT-D

80 (8)

2

28

110

ATP + shock (0.3%)

0 (0)

0 (0)

4 (1)

4 (1)

 SC-ICD

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 DC-ICD

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 CRT-D

0 (0)

0 (0)

4 (1)

4 (1)

Shock only (4.9%)

15 (7)

5 (4)

42 (19)

62 (27)

 SC-ICD

6 (3)

0 (0)

8 (5)

14 (8)

 DC-ICD

1 (1)

2 (1)

9 (5)

12 (7)

 CRT-D

8 (5)

3 (2)

25 (9)

36 (12)

Total

1161 (26)

16 (6)

97 (25)

1274 (44)