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Table 3 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population

From: Pulsed electron avalanche knife (PEAK) PlasmaBlade™ in pacemaker and defibrillator procedures

Patients

n = 282

Demographics

 Age, years

71 ± 13

 Male sex, n (%)

185 (65.6)

 Body mass index (kg/m2)

27 ± 5

Medical history

 DCM, n (%)

41 (14.2)

 ICM, n (%)

40 (14.2)

 HCM, n (%)

3 (1)

 CABG, n (%)

42 (14.9)

 Ejection fraction (%)

39 ± 6

 Atrial fibrillation, n (%)

135 (48.0)

 Renal insufficiency, n (%)

79 (28.0)

 Diabetes, n (%)

73 (25.9)

  1. DCM dilatative cardiomyopathy, ICM ischemic cardiomyopathy, HCM hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, CABG coronary artery bypass graft surgery