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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: The effect of revascularization on mortality and risk of ventricular arrhythmia in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy

Variable

Prior revascularization

N = 497 (%)

No revascularization N = 109 (%)

P value

Age

66.3 ± 10.2

66.4 ± 9.9

0.90

Women

61 (12.3)

11 (10.1)

0.62

Ejection fraction

31.0 ± 12.2

28.4 ± 11.2

0.04

Primary Prevention

292 (58.8)

65 (59.6)

0.91

Cardiac resynchronization therapy

95 (19.1)

19 (17.4)

0.82

Heart Failure

338 (68.0)

82 (75.2)

0.17

Atrial fibrillation

166 (33.4)

38 (34.9)

0.82

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

82 (16.5)

14 (12.8)

0.39

Diabetes

191 (38.4)

34 (31.2)

0.19

Hypertension

322 (64.8)

63 (57.8)

0.19

Hyperlipidemia

339 (68.2)

63 (57.8)

0.044

Peripheral vascular disease

77 (15.5)

16 (14.7)

0.88

Creatinine (umol/L)

104.8 ± 61.6

103.2 ± 60.3

0.81

NYHA Class III

128/489 (26.2)

32/105 (30.4)

0.29

NYHA IV

6/489 (1.2)

3/105 (2.9)

0.95

Charlson Comorbidity Index

5.7 (1.7)

5.6 (1.8)

0.45

Beta Blocker

460 (92.6)

104 (95.4)

0.40

Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin receptor blocker

426 (85.7)

93 (85.3)

0.88

Spironolactone

98 (19.7)

24 (22.0)

0.60

Loop Diuretic

270 (54.3)

60 (55.1)

0.92

Oral anticoagulant

159 (32.0)

41 (37.6)

0.26

Digoxin

86 (17.3)

24 (22.0)

0.27

Amiodarone

88 (17.7)

21 (19.3)

0.68

Other antiarrhythmic

16 (3.2)

5 (4.6)

0.56