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%.