Site-specific rates of shock, therapy and death after ICD implantation in Ontario

The overall risk-adjusted rate of appropriate shock within six months, for primary prevention patients was approximately 3.3%, and the risk-adjusted rate of appropriate therapy for these patients at six months was approximately 5.9%. [...] Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences 7 February 2011 Site-Specific Rates of Shock, Therapy and Death after ICD Implantation in Ontario: Report from the Ontario ICD Database List of Tables Table 1a Appropriate shock rates by implant indication Table 1b Appropriate shock rates by site Table 1c Appropriate shock rates for primary prevention patients by site Table 1d Appropriate shock rates for [...] Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences 9 February 2011 Site-Specific Rates of Shock, Therapy and Death after ICD Implantation in Ontario: Report from the Ontario ICD Database 2.0 Rationale for this Report Two of the primary research questions of the Ontario ICD Database are to examine: (1) the occurrence and determinants of ICD therapies (e.g., shock or antitachycardia pacing), and (2) long-te [...] Data source: Ontario ICD Database results valid to September 30, 2009 * Adjusted by age, sex and ICD implant type © Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences 13 February 2011 Site-Specific Rates of Shock, Therapy and Death after ICD Implantation in Ontario: Report from the Ontario ICD Database 3.4 Appropriate shock rates for secondary prevention patients [...] Appropriate therapy rates for primary prevention patients by site Table 2c shows appropriate therapy rates for primary prevention patients by site.