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Table 3 Rates of recurrent appropriate ICD therapies for VT/VF per 100 patient-years at risk assessed at a 3-year follow-up

From: Effect of obesity on the effectiveness of cardiac resynchronization to reduce the risk of first and recurrent ventricular tachyarrhythmia events

Treatment arm

Events

Non-obese

Obese

p value

ICD

VT/VF

56.82

44.58

0.244

VT/VF/Death

61.3

48.44

0.237

VT/VF greater than 200 bpm

23.94

19.29

0.384

Shock delivered for VT/VF

22.71

18.43

0.522

CRT-D

VT/VF

27.97

40.22

0.453

VT/VF/death

30.95

42.85

0.359

VT/VF greater than 200 bpm

9.25

7.49

0.495

Shock delivered for VT/VF

8.72

5.41

0.171