Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine provoke arrhythmias at concentrations higher than those clinically used to treat COVID‐19: A simulation study

Abstract The risk of fatal arrhythmias is the major concern for using chloroquine (CQ) or hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) to treat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), but the reported number of life‐threatening arrhythmic events or deaths is relatively small. The objective of this study was to assess the...

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Main Authors: Jun‐ichi Okada, Takashi Yoshinaga, Takumi Washio, Kohei Sawada, Seiryo Sugiura, Toshiaki Hisada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-05-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Science
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/cts.12976