User Manual Part 4

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CLINICAL STUDY - COMPANION
are normalized per patient-year of follow-up. An additional comparison of
hospitalization days for heart failure hospitalizations is shown in Figure B-11
on page B-29.
NOTE: CRT-D was associated with a reduction in all-cause mortality and
therefore there is a competing risk for hospitalizations. This data should be
interpreted with caution.
2.5
2.0
1.0
0.5
1.5
0.0
Initial
Implant 0.07
Non-elective
1.55
1.62
Initial
Implant 0.83
Non-elective
1.18
2.01
OPT
(n = 308)
CRT-D
(n = 595)
Hospitalizations (In-patient)
per Patient-Year of Follow-up
Figure B-9. Hospitalizations per patient year
12
8
4
2
6
0
Initial
Implant 0.2
Non-elective
10.9
11.2
Initial
Implant 2.4
Non-elective
8.6
11.1
OPT
(n = 308)
CRT-D
(n = 595)
All-cause Hospitalization (In-patient)
Days per Patient-Year of Follow-up
10
Figure B-10. Hos pitalization days per patient year
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