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Table 2 Results of electrocardiograph analysis

From: Does sex influence the incidence or severity of reperfusion-induced cardiac arrhythmias?

 

Male (n = 17)

Female (n = 15)

p =

Any Arrhythmia

100%

100%

0.47

VT onset (sec)*

6.04 (2.6, 10.3)

4.4 (2.4, 9.0)

0.86

Any VT

88.2%

93.3%

1

Number of VT episodes*

5 (3, 11)

8 (4, 15)

0.18

Duration of VT (sec)*

32.4 (22.7, 78.8)

46.3 (22.6, 100.7)

0.73

% of reperfusion spent in VT*

10.8% (7.6%, 26.3%)

15.4 (7.5%, 33.6%)

0.73

Any sustained VT

35.3%

40.0%

1

Onset of sustained VT (sec)*

6.8% (4.6%, 14.0%)

11.5% (4.5%, 26.6%)

0.42

Number of sustained VT episodes*

1 (0, 1)

1 (0, 3)

0.5

Duration of sustained VT (sec)*

25.3 (17.3, 61.4)

45.5 (17.6, 92.5)

0.57

% of reperfusion spent in sustained VT*

8.4% (5.8%, 20.5%)

15.2% (5.9%, 30.8%)

0.57

Any VPB

100%

100%

0.47

Number of VPB*

20 (13, 29)

21 (9, 41)

0.86

  1. *median (25th, 75th quartile); VT, ventricular tachycardia; VPB, ventricular premature beat; sec, seconds.