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Hydroxychloroquine: Not a Heart Breaker!

Julianna DesmaraisMark S Link
Published in: Arthritis care & research (2021)
Prior to 2020, there was a lack of general awareness of hydroxychloroquine's (HCQ) and chloroquine's (CQ) potential for cardiac arrhythmias, as rheumatologists and dermatologists have prescribed these medications for decades with no obvious cardiac safety signal.
Keyphrases
  • left ventricular
  • heart failure
  • atrial fibrillation
  • congenital heart disease
  • risk assessment