P10 REAL–WORLD SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCE WITH THE WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR: SEX DIFFERENCES IN RISK STRATIFICATION FOR SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH

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Abstract Background Previous studies established a role for the wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) in patients with transient risk os sudden cardiac death (SCD). The WEARIT–II Registry highlighted an higher burden of ventricular and atrial arrhythmic events in women than in men, in spite of a similar ICD implantation rates. Objectives We aimed to describe the sex differences in WCD use and compliance. Moreover we reviewed the rate of cardiac events detected with WCD and the rate of ICD implantation in women in a real–world single center experience. Methods and results Between August 2017 and June 2022, 60 consecutive patients receiving a WCD at Piacenza Hospitals were retrospectively included in this analysis: mean age 66.9±11.9 years, 56.6% with ischaemic cardiomyopathy, 38.3% with dilated cardiomyopathy, 5% after implantable cardioverter–defibrillator explant. 8 patients were women (13.3%). Women and men presented similar clinical characteristics. Median WCD usage period and median daily wear time were not different between women and men (49.6±25.3 vs 51.8±32.8 days, 23.6±0.3 vs 23.1±1.7 hours, respectively). No ventricular fibrillation was detected in the monitoring period. Non–sustained ventricular tachycardia and atrial arrhythmias were similar between women and men. However, ICD implantation rate at the end of WCD use was significantly lower in women than and men (25% vs 61.5%; p< 0.01). Conclusions In this real word analysis WCD was underused in women despite a nice compliance. A similar burden of ventricular and atrial arrhythmic events were detected, with a lower ICD implantation rate at the end of WCD use in women than in men.