Table 3.
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