Outcome by Sex in Patients With Long QT Syndrome With an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator.

ABSTRACT: Background Sex differences in outcome have been reported in patients with congenital long QT syndrome. We aimed to report on the incidence of time-dependent life-threatening events in male and female patients with long QT syndrome with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). Methods and Results A total of 60 patients with long QT syndrome received an ICD for primary or secondary prevention indications. Life-threatening events were evaluated from the date of ICD implant and included ICD shocks for ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, or death. ICDs were implanted in 219 women (mean age 38±13 years), 46 girls (12±5 years), 55 men (43±17 years), and 40 boys (11±4 years). Mean follow-up post-ICD implantation was 14±6 years for females and 12±6 years for males. At 15 year

SUBMITTER: Younis A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7792399 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature