Table 1 Baseline characteristics and comorbidities after propensity score matching
From: Statin therapy is associated with improved survival in patients with ventricular tachyarrhythmias
Characteristic | Non statin (n = 212; 50%) | statin (n = 212; 50%) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, median (range) | 69 (16–92) | 68 (25–86) | 0.669 | ||
Gender, n (%) | |||||
Male | 159 | (75) | 164 | (77) | 0.569 |
Ventricular tachyarrhythmias, n (%) | |||||
Ventricular tachycardia | 144 | (68) | 151 | (71) | 0.460 |
Ventricular fibrillation | 68 | (32) | 61 | (29) | |
Prior medical history, n (%) | |||||
Chronic heart failure | 71 | (34) | 72 | (34) | 0.918 |
Coronary artery disease | 102 | (48) | 102 | (48) | 1.000 |
Myocardial infarction | 49 | (23) | 67 | (32) | 0.050 |
Prior PCI | 41 | (19) | 58 | (27) | 0.051 |
Prior CABG | 25 | (12) | 43 | (20) | 0.017 |
Inflammatory heart disease | 2 | (0.9) | 3 | (1) | 1.000 |
Valvular heart disease | 30 | (14) | 21 | (10) | 0.179 |
Implanted cardiac devices | |||||
ICD | 40 | (19) | 38 | (18) | 0.802 |
Pacemaker | 10 | (5) | 9 | (4) | 0.814 |
Ablation therapy | 10 | (5) | 4 | (2) | 0.103 |
Stroke | 23 | (11) | 25 | (12) | 0.759 |
Chronic kidney disease | 106 | (50) | 103 | (49) | 0.771 |
Liver cirrhosis | 3 | (1) | 1 | (0.5) | 0.623 |
COPD/asthma | 29 | (14) | 21 | (10) | 0.228 |
Cardiovascular risk factors, n (%) | |||||
Arterial hypertension | 124 | (59) | 141 | (67) | 0.088 |
Diabetes mellitus | 56 | (26) | 55 | (26) | 0.912 |
Hyperlipidemia | 41 | (19) | 101 | (48) | 0.001 |
Smoking | 51 | (24) | 72 | (34) | 0.025 |
Cardiac family history | 25 | (12) | 22 | (10) | 0.643 |
Comorbidities at index stay, n (%) | |||||
Acute myocardial infarction | 25 | (12) | 35 | (17) | 0.164 |
STEMI | 3 | (1) | 9 | (4) | 0.079 |
NSTEMI | 22 | (10) | 26 | (12) | 0.540 |
Cardiogenic shock | 21 | (10) | 18 | (9) | 0.614 |
Atrioventricular block | 8 | (4) | 5 | (2) | 0.398 |
Cardiomyopathy | 36 | (17) | 36 | (17) | 1.000 |
Hyperkalemia | 1 | (0.5) | 2 | (0.9) | 1.000 |
Hypokalemia | 18 | (9) | 16 | (8) | 0.721 |
Stroke | 9 | (4) | 8 | (4) | 0.804 |
Intracranial hemorrhage | 0 | (0) | 1 | (0.5) | 1.000 |
Clinically significant bleeding | 11 | (5) | 1 | (0.5) | 0.003 |
Anemia | 20 | (9) | 6 | (3) | 0.005 |
Septic shock | 5 | (2) | 0 | (0) | 0.061 |
Cardiac surgery | 4 | (2) | 7 | (3) | 0.359 |
Inadequate ICD shock | 2 | (0.9) | 2 | (0.9) | 1.000 |
Atrial fibrillation | 84 | (40) | 70 | (33) | 0.157 |
Paroxysmal | 55 | (26) | 43 | (20) | 0.135 |
Persistent | 9 | (4) | 3 | (1) | |
Permanent | 20 | (9) | 24 | (11) | |
Asystole | 5 | (2) | 9 | (4) | 0.277 |
PEA | 2 | (0.9) | 0 | (0) | 0.499 |