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Table 3 Causes of death

From: Association between abnormal myocardial scintigraphy findings and long-term outcomes for elderly patients 85 years or older: a retrospective cohort study

 

Normal finding (N = 62)

Abnormal finding (N = 81)

All-cause death

9 (14.5%)

24 (29.6%)

CV death

2 (3.2%)

10 (12.3%)

Sudden death 1, HF 1

Sudden death 3, HF 3, Vascular death 4

Non-CV death

5 (8.0%)

14 (17.2%)

Cancer 1, Infection 4

Cancer 3, Infection 9, Renal failure 2

Undetermined

2 (3.2%)

0 (0%)

  1. CV Cardiovascular, HF Heart failure