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Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), a common anti-rheumatic medication, can be cardiotoxic and cause systolic or diastolic heart failure (HF). A 65 year old man presented with acute decompensated HF. He had a… Click to show full abstract
Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), a common anti-rheumatic medication, can be cardiotoxic and cause systolic or diastolic heart failure (HF). A 65 year old man presented with acute decompensated HF. He had a history of rheumatoid arthritis, and had been treated with hydroxychloroquine for the last 8 years.
Keywords:
hydroxychloroquine;
cardiotoxicity uncommon;
hydroxychloroquine plaquenil;
plaquenil cardiotoxicity;
medication;
uncommon complication
Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year Published: 2018
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Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year Published: 2018
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