Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 708 patients with WCD use.

From: Real life experience with the wearable cardioverter-defibrillator in an international multicenter Registry

Variables

Patients (n = 708)

Female, n (%)

129 (18.2)

Age, mean ± SD

60.68 ± 14.63

WCD wear time (h/day), mean ± SD

21.16 ± 4.34

WCD wear days, mean ± SD

61.5 ± 43.45

WCD shocks, n (%)

19 (2.7)

Appropriate

16 (2.2)

Inappropriate

3 (0.5)

EF baseline, mean ± SD

29.62 ± 11.20

EF follow-up, mean ± SD

37.27 ± 12.26

EF improvement, n (%)

326 (46.0)

Device implantation, n (%)

244 (34.5)

Death during follow-up, n (%)

42 (5.9)

Compliance (> 20 h/day WCD use), n (%)

555 (78.4)

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