Males Females Heart rate <45 and >100 bpm <50 and >100 bpm QRS duration >120 msec >120 msec QTc interval (Bazett) > 450 msec > 450 msec Non-sustained (≥ 3 consecutive beats) or sustained ventricular tachycardia. Sinus Pauses >3 seconds. 2nd degree (Type II) or higher AV block. Evidence of previous myocardial infarction (pathologic Q waves, S-T segment changes (except early repolarization)).