Table 6: Gender comparison of readmissions, mortality, and causes.

Men (n = 58)* Women (n = 21)* p
Readmission
        Device malfunction
        Bleeding
        Infection
        Neurological
        Other
        Any
15 (25.9%)
6 (10.3%)
16 (27.6%)
8 (13.8%)
26 (44.9%)
41 (70.7%)
7 (33.3%)
5 (23.8%)
6 (28.6%)
4 (19.1%)
9 (42.9%)
13 (61.9%)
0.51
0.15
0.93
0.72
0.88
0.46
Mean number of readmissions* 1.3 ± 1.9 2.5 ± 4.6 0.18
Men (n = 75) Women (n = 28) p
Mortality on LVAD support 19 (25.3%) 11 (39.3%) 0.17
Index admission mortality 12 (16.0%) 7 (25.0%) 0.29
30-day mortality 12 (16.0%) 7 (25.0%) 0.29
1-year mortality 16 (21.3%) 8 (28.6%) 0.44
2-year mortality 18 (24.0%) 9 (32.1%) 0.40
Men (n = 19) Women (n = 11) p
Cause of Mortality
        Cardiac
        Device malfunction
        Infection
        Multi-organ failure
        Neurological
        Respiratory
3 (15.8%)
1 (5.26%)
4 (21.1%)
5 (26.3%)
6 (31.6%)
0 (0%)
2 (18.2%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
3 (27.3%)
4 (36.4%)
2 (18.2%)
0.32

*Excludes patients who were not discharged from index admission (died or received a heart transplant).