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Table 1 Study characteristics

From: Incidence rate and clinical impacts of arrhythmia following COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 17,435 patients

Author/Year

Country

Study design

Setting

Male

Age

HF

CAD

Medication

Du Y/2020

Wuhan/China

Retrospective (2 centers)

Inpatient

72.9

65.8a

NA

11.8

Anti-influenza drugs: 77.6; Lopinavir-Ritonavir: 12.9

Wang D/2020

Wuhan/China

Retrospective (1 center)

Inpatient

54.3

56.0

NA

NA

Anti-influenza drugs: 89.9; Azithromycin: 18.1

Guo T/2020

Wuhan/China

Retrospective (1 center)

Inpatient

48.7

58.5 a

NA

11.2

Anti-influenza drugs: 88.8

Rosenberg ES/2020

New York/USA

Retrospective (multicenter)

Inpatient

59.7

63.0

6.7

12.0

Hydroxychloroquine: 18.8; Azithromycin: 14.7; Hydroxychloroquine + Azithromycin: 51.1

Lei S/2020

Wuhan/China

Retrospective (3 centers)

Inpatient

41.2

55.0

NA

NA

Lopinavir-Ritonavir: 100

Saleh M/2020

New York/USA

Prospective (3 centers)

Inpatient

57.2

58.5 a

7.5

11.4

Hydroxychloroquine/Chloroquine: 40.8; (Hydroxychloroquine/Chloroquine) + Azithromycin: 59.2

Chang D/2020

New York/USA

Prospective (1 center)

Inpatient

59.5

60.2 a

0.9

5.1

Hydroxychloroquine: 56.4; Hydroxychloroquine + Azithromycin: 43.6

Bhatla A/2020

Philadelphia/USA

Retrospective (1 center)

Inpatient

45.0

50.0 a

13.0

11.0

Hydroxychloroquine: 24.6; Remdesivir: 8.1

Chorin E/2020

New York/USA

Retrospective (2 centers)

Inpatient

75.0

64.0 a

3.0

12.0

Hydroxychloroquine: 100.0; Azithromycin: 100.0

Sabatino J/2020

Catanzaro/Italy

Cross-sectional (multicenter)

Inpatient

52.6

34.7 a

NA

NA

NA

Mani VR/2020

New York/USA

Retrospective (1 center)

Inpatient

60.3

64.7 a

NA

20.1

Hydroxychloroquine: 21.7; Azithromycin: 12.5; Hydroxychloroquine + Azithromycin: 48.9

Si D/2020

Wuhan/China

Retrospective (1 center)

Inpatient (died)

63.6

64.0

NA

17.4

Azithromycin: 0.8; Anti-influenza drugs: 71.9; Lopinavir- Ritonavir: 7.4; Remdesivir: 0.0

   

Inpatient (alive)

32.7

61.5

NA

8.4

Azithromycin: 2.6; Anti-influenza drugs: 83.7; Lopinavir- Ritonavir: 14.3; Remdesivir: 2.0

Angeli F/2020

Varese/Italy

Retrospective (1 center)

Inpatient

72.0

64 a.0

6.0

10.0

Hydroxychloroquine: 82.0; Macrolides: 56.0; Lopinavir- Ritonavir: 54.0

Samuel S/2020

New York/USA

Retrospective (1 center)

Inpatient

57.5

12.6 a

NA

NA

Hydroxychloroquine: 44.0; Hydroxychloroquine + Azithromycin: 25.0; Remdesivir: 5.6; Tocilizumab: 5.6

Ramireddy A/2020

Los Angeles/USA

Retrospective (1 center)

Inpatient

61.0

62.3 a

20.0

NA

Hydroxychloroquine: 10.2; Azithromycin: 27.6; Hydroxychloroquine + Azithromycin: 62.2

Sala S/2020

Milan/Italy

Cross-sectional (multicenter)

Inpatient

66.0

65.0

NA

7.0

Hydroxychloroquine: 100.0; Azithromycin: 100.0

Cao B/2020

Beijing/China

Randomized controlled trial (1 center)

Inpatient

60.3

58.0

NA

NA

Lopinavir-Ritonavir: 49.7

Goyal P/2020

New York/USA

Retrospective (2 centers)

Inpatient

60.6

62.2

NA

13.7

NA

Cao J/2020

Wuhan/China

Retrospective (1 center)

Inpatient

52.0

54.0

NA

NA

Antiviral drugs: 98.0

Zhang G/2020

Wuhan/China

Retrospective (1 center)

Inpatient

48.9

55.0

NA

NA

Antiviral drugs: 88.7

Jun Wu/2020

Wuhan/China

Retrospective (1 center)

Inpatient

54.5

62.0

NA

NA

Antiviral drugs: 97.0

Fernández-Ruiz M/2020

Madrid/Spain

Retrospective (1 center)

Inpatient/outpatient

77.8

71.0

NA

22.2

Lopinavir-Ritonavir + Hydroxychloroquine: 44.4; Lopinavir-Ritonavir: 5.6; Hydroxychloroquine: 27.8

McCullough SA/2020

New York/USA

Retrospective (1 center)

Inpatient

63.2

64.0

7.3

14.4

NA

Lim JH/2020

Daegu/Korea

Retrospective (2 centers)

Inpatient

66.7

75.0

6.7

NA

Hydroxychloroquine: 83.3; Lopinavir-Ritonavir: 96.7

Maraj I/2020

Connecticut/USA

Retrospective (1 center)

Inpatient

56.0

62.7 a

NA

14.0

Hydroxychloroquine: 100.0; Azithromycin: 100.0

Shao F/2020

Wuhan/China

Retrospective (1 center)

Inpatient

66.2

69.0 a

NA

11.0

NA

Lagier JC/2020

Marseille/France

Retrospective (multicenter)

Inpatient/outpatient

45.6

45.0 a

NA

NA

Hydroxychloroquine: 2.7; Azithromycin: 3.7; Hydroxychloroquine + Azithromycin: 89.3

Jung HY/2020

Daegu/Korea

Retrospective (multicenter)

Inpatient

42.9

63.5 a

NA

NA

Lopinavir-Ritonavir: 100.0; Hydroxychloroquine: 50.0

Dubernet A/2020

Réunion Island/France

Retrospective (1 center)

Inpatient

69.4

66.0

NA

NA

Hydroxychloroquine + Azithromycin: 63.9; Lopinavir- Ritonavir: 5.6

Voisin O/2020

Paris/France

Retrospective (1 center)

Inpatient

55.2

68.0

NA

NA

Hydroxychloroquine + Azithromycin: 100.0

Mazzanti A/ 2020

Pavia/Italy

Prospective (multicenter)

Inpatient

63.0

69.0

NA

NA

Hydroxychloroquin:100.0; Hydroxychloroquine + Azithromycin: 26.0; Hydroxychloroquin + Lopinavir- Ritonavir: 35.0; Hydroxychloroquine + Azithromycin + Lopinavir-Ritonavir: 6.0

Gupta MD/2020

New Delhi/India

Case series (1 center)

Inpatient

57.1

56.0

14.3

28.6

NA

Chinitz JS/2020

New York/USA

Retrospective (1 center)

Inpatient

42.9

64.0 a

NA

NA

NA

Ferguson J/2020

California/USA

Retrospective (2 centers)

Inpatient

52.8

60.4

6.9

9.7

Hydroxychloroquine: 22.2; Azithromycin: 45.8; Remdesivir: 44.4; Tocilizumab: 5.6

Argenziano MG/2020

New York/USA

Retrospective (1 center)

Inpatient

60.1

63.0

10.7

13.5

Hydroxychloroquine: 63.9; Azithromycin: 47.6; Remdesivir: 2.1; Tocilizumab: 6.0

Khamis F/2020

Muscat/Oman

Prospective (2 centers)

Inpatient

85.0

48.0 a

NA

NA

Hydroxychloroquine/Chloroquine: 97.0; Azithromycin: 71.0; Lopinavir-Ritonavir: 59.0; Tocilizumab: 3.2

Russo V /2020

Naples/Italy

Retrospective (multicenter)

Inpatient

61.1

66.9 a

11.1

15.9

NA

Xu H/2020

Sichuan/China

Retrospective (1 center)

Inpatient

49.0

NA

NA

NA

Antiviral drugs: 100.0

Chen L/2020

Guangdong/China

Retrospective (3 centers)

Inpatient

67.0

59.5 a

NA

NA

Antiviral drugs: 96.0

Kelly M/2020

Dublin/Ireland

Retrospective (1 center)

Inpatient

61.9

NA

NA

NA

Hydroxychloroquine + Azithromycin: 61.2

Rivinius R/2020

Heidelberg/Germany

Retrospective (multicenter)

Inpatient

81.0

58.6 a

100.0

NA

Hydroxychloroquine: 14.3; Azithromycin: 19.0

Aversa M/2020

New York/USA

Retrospective (1 center)

Inpatient

50.0

65.0

NA

NA

Hydroxychloroquine: 84.0; Azithromycin: 75.0; Remdesivir: 9.0; Tocilizumab: 19.0

Wang ZH/2020

Wuhan/China

Retrospective (1 center)

Inpatient

64.4

67.4 a

NA

NA

Antiviral drugs: 88.1; Lopinavir-Ritonavir: 10.2

Li J/2020

Wuhan/China

Retrospective (1 center)

Inpatient

47.0

58.0

NA

6.0

Antiviral drugs: 78.4

Rey JR/2020

Madrid/Spain

Retrospective (1 center)

Inpatient

54.8

62.3 a

4.9

6.5

Hydroxychloroquine: 77.4; Azithromycin: 45.6; Lopinavir- Ritonavir: 10.4; Tocilizumab: 7.4

Riker RR/2020

Portland/USA

Retrospective (1 center)

Inpatient

100.0

70.0

0.0

33.3

Hydroxychloroquine: 66.6; Azithromycin: 100.0; Remdesivir: 33.3; Tocilizumab: 33.3

Beyls C/2020

Amiens Cedex/France

Retrospective (1 center)

Inpatient

68.3

NA

NA

NA

Lopinavir-Ritonavir: 100

Sheth V/2020

New York/USA

Retrospective (1 center)

Inpatient

71.0

69.0

NA

NA

Hydroxychloroquine: 84.0; Azithromycin: 90.0; Remdesivir: 3.2

Ferrando C/2020

Barcelona/Spain

Prospective (multicenter)

Inpatient

66.8

64.0

1.4

NA

Hydroxychloroquine: 90.1; Azithromycin: 74.8; Lopinavir- Ritonavir: 65.2; Remdesivir: 2.9; Tocilizumab: 42.5

Farré N/2020

Barcelona/Spain

Retrospective (1 center)

Inpatient

57.1

NA

5.3

NA

Hydroxychloroquine: 2.6; Azithromycin: 1.6; Hydroxychloroquine + Azithromycin: 93.3; Tocilizumab: 16.9

Sridhar AR/2020

Washington/ USA

Retrospective (1 center)

Inpatient

60.0

62.0 a

16.0

13.0

Hydroxychloroquine: 100.0

Sekhavati E/2020

Tehran/Iran

Randomized controlled trial (1 center)

Inpatient

50.0

54.3 a

NA

NA

Azithromycin: 100.0; Lopinavir-Ritonavir: 100.0

Satlin MJ/2020

New York/USA

Retrospective (2 centers)

Inpatient

63.0

62.0

9.0

18.0

Hydroxychloroquine: 100.0; Azithromycin: 18.0; Remdesivir: 7.2

Chen L/2020

Wuhan/China

Retrospective (1 center)

Inpatient

76.2

53.0

NA

6.3

Antiviral drugs: 90.5

Oates CP/2020

New York/USA

Retrospective (1 center)

Inpatient

55.0

69.0

NA

19.0

Hydroxychloroquine: 87.0; Azithromycin: 60.0; Remdesivir: 4.0; Tocilizumab: 4.0

Enzmann MO/2020

Dakota/USA

Retrospective (3 centers)

Inpatient

56.7

56.0

10.7

NA

Hydroxychloroquine: 6.0; Hydroxychloroquine + Azithromycin: 44.0; Lopinavir-Ritonavir: 2.0; Tocilizumab: 8.0

  1. CAD coronary artery disease, HF heart failure, NA not reported
  2. aIn studies not reporting the median, results are represented by the mean