Research Article

Effect of Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin on QT Interval Prolongation and Other Cardiac Arrhythmias in COVID-19 Confirmed Patients

Table 3

Posttreatment electrocardiographic findings of COVID-19 patients.

FindingsTotal () (%)Hydroxychloroquine () (%)Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin () (%) value

Heart rate
 Normal163 (94.7)28 (96.5)135 (94.4)0.636
 Tachycardia7 (4.1)0 (0)7 (4.9)0.224
 Bradycardia2 (1.2)1 (3.5)1 (0.7)0.208
Supraventricular
 Atrial fibrillation3 (1.7)1 (3.4)2 (1.4)0.208
 PAC1 (0.6)0 (0)1 (0.7)0.652
Ventricular
 Ventricular tachycardia2 (1.2)0 (0)2 (1.4)0.522
 TdP2 (1.2)1 (3.4)1 (0.7)0.208
 ST segment elevation4 (2.3)0 (0)4 (28)0.362
Bundle branch block
 LBBB1 (0.6)0 (0)1 (0.7)0.652
 RBBB3 (1.7)1 (3.4)2 (1.4)0.442

Abbreviations: PAC: premature atrial contraction; TdP: torsade de pointes; RBBB: right bundle branch block; LBBB: left bundle branch block.