Trends and disparities in ventricular tachycardia mortality in the United States. (22nd January 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ibrahim, Ramzi; Sroubek, Jakub; Nakhla, Shady; Lee, Justin Z.
• Is Part Of: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology. Volume 34:Number 2(2023)
• Page Start: 465
• Page End: 467
• Publication Date: 2023-01-22
• Subjects: cardiovascular -- disparities -- ethnic -- gender -- mortality -- race -- tachycardia -- ventricular; Blood vessels -- Physiology -- Periodicals; Electrophysiology -- Periodicals; Heart -- Physiology -- Periodicals; 612.1
• DOI: 10.1111/jce.15812
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1045-3873

Abstract

Abstract: We aimed to evaluate trends and disparities in mortality from ventricular tachycardia in patients with underlying cardiovascular disease. We performed cross‐sectional analyses using publicly available data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention Wide‐Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research database. We identified a total of 7025 deaths from ventricular tachycardia between the years 2007 and 2020. Overall, age‐adjusted mortality rates increased from 0.22 in 1999 to 0.32 in 2020 ( p < .05). Black female and male adults had higher age‐adjusted mortality rates compared to White female and male adults, respectively ( p < .05). Disproportionate age‐adjusted mortality rates among male populations and Southern residents were also observed. This study demonstrated an increase in deaths related to ventricular tachycardia since 2007. Significant differences in mortality exist across racial, gender, and geographic subgroups.