Demographics
Between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022, a total of 29 patients
underwent intravenous sotalol initiation and 20 patients underwent oral
sotalol initiation. Baseline demographics and clinical characteristics
for both groups are reported in Table 1. The average age of the IV
sotalol initiation group was 66.0 years and 27.6% were female. The
primary indication for IV loading was 75.9% atrial arrhythmias and
24.1% ventricular arrhythmias. Average CrCl was 90.6 mL/min and average
LVEF was 52.8%. For the PO sotalol initiation group, average age was
60.4 years and 65.0% were female. Primary indication for PO loading was
55.0% atrial arrhythmias and 45.0% ventricular arrhythmias. Average
CrCl was 99.5 mL/min and average LVEF was 54.8%.