Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 101 patients with a diagnosis of VT and who received RFCA under general anesthesia. Values are number (proportion) or mean (SD)

Age

45.9 (14.1)

49.9 (16.9)

0.27

Gender (M/F)

27/2

64/8

0.79

BMI (Kg/m²)

25.2 (2.6)

24.5 (2.9)

0.24

LVEF

56.3 (11.3)

52.5 (11.7)

0.14

Comorbidity

Hypertension

6 (20.7%)

20 (27.8%)

0.46

Diabetes mellitus

3 (10.3%)

8 (11.1%)

0.91

Coronary artery disease

2 (6.9%)

13 (18.1%)

0.22

Protopathy

Dilated cardiomyopathy

7 (24.1%)

24 (33.3%)

0.37

ARVC

17 (58.6%)

25 (34.7%)

0.03*

ICD implantation

12 (41.4%)

41 (56.9%)

0.16

History of VT ablation

4 (13.8%)

18 (25%)

0.29

BIS

46.1 (7.5)

51.2 (5.9)

< 0.01*

Recurrence within 1 year

15 (51.7%)

11 (15.3%)

< 0.01*