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Lumax Family of ICDs and CRT‑Ds - BIOTRONIK USA - News

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24 <strong>Lumax</strong> <strong>Family</strong> Technical Manual<br />

Category <strong>of</strong> Death<br />

Table 6: Summary <strong>of</strong> Patient Deaths<br />

Study<br />

(N = 133)<br />

Number <strong>of</strong> Patients<br />

Control<br />

(N = 67)<br />

Number <strong>of</strong> Patients<br />

Sudden Cardiac 1 1<br />

Non‐Sudden Cardiac 5 2<br />

Non‐Cardiac 4 1<br />

All Causes 10 4<br />

Figure 2 shows the associated Kaplan‐Meier survival curves for the<br />

study <strong>and</strong> control group. The significance level for the difference<br />

between the two study groups based on a Log Rank test was p = 0.795.<br />

Cumulative Survival<br />

1.0<br />

0.9<br />

0.8<br />

0.7<br />

0.6<br />

0.5<br />

0.4<br />

0.3<br />

0.2<br />

0.1<br />

0.0<br />

Log Rank = 0.795<br />

Control<br />

Study<br />

0<br />

3<br />

6<br />

9<br />

12<br />

15<br />

18<br />

21<br />

Survival Time (months)<br />

Figure 2: Kaplan‐Meier Survival Curves

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