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. 2020 Oct 14;9(2):523–534. doi: 10.1007/s40119-020-00201-7

Table 3.

In-hospital outcomes for propensity-matched study groups

Variable HCQ-AZM group (N = 173) Matched-control group (N = 173) p value
Death 26 (15.0%) 18 (10.4%) 0.2
PEA arrest 13 (7.5%) 8 (4.8%) 0.43
Duration of hospitalization stay (days) 10.5 ± 7.4 5.8 ± 6.1  < 0.001
Tachyarrhythmia 18 (10.4%) 12 (6.9%) 0.28
 Atrial fibrillation 9 (5.2%) 6 (3.4%) 0.23
 SVT 5 (2.8%) 2 (1.2%) 0.22
 VT 5 (2.8%) 3 (1.7%) 0.52
 VF 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1.0
Severe bradyarrhythmia 10 (5.7%) 6 (3.4%) 0.68
 Sinus bradycardia 6 (3.5%) 5 (2.9%) 0.62
 Pause 5 (2.8%) 2 (1.2%) 0.28
 AV block 5 (3%) 3 (1.7%) 0.51

Note Some patients with Tachyarrhythmia and Bradyarrhythmia had more than one type of arrhythmia event

HCQ-AZM hydrochloroquine and azithromycin, PEA indicates pulseless electrical activity, SVT supraventricular arrhythmia, VT ventricular tachycardia (sustained), VF ventricular fibrillation, AV atrioventricular, HCQ hydroxychloroquine