Key result
Age-adjusted mortality rates from ventricular tachycardia in the US increased from 0.22 in 1999 to 0.32 in 2020 (p < .05), with higher rates observed in Black adults, males, and Southern residents.
Why the study?
Trends and disparities in mortality from ventricular tachycardia in patients with underlying cardiovascular disease needed to be evaluated.
Cross-Sectional (n=7,025)
Absolute Event Rate: 0.32% vs 0.22%
p-value: p=< .05
Mortality from ventricular tachycardia in the United States has increased over the past two decades, with significant disparities disproportionately affecting Black adults, males, and Southern residents.
VT mortality trends and disparities do not support practice changes; leaves open causal mechanisms and intervention targets.
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.
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Ibrahim et al. (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in Ventricular tachycardia in patients with underlying cardiovascular disease (n=7,025). Age-adjusted mortality rates from ventricular tachycardia in the US increased from 0.22 in 1999 to 0.32 in 2020 (p < .05), with higher rates observed in Black adults, males, and Southern residents.
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