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Fatal cardiotoxicity related to halofantrine: a review based on a worldwide safety data base
BACKGROUND: Halofantrine (HF) was considered an effective and safe treatment for multi-drug resistant falciparum malaria until 1993, when the first case of drug-associated death was reported. Since then, numerous studies have confirmed cardiac arrythmias, possibly fatal, in both adults and children....
Autores principales: | Bouchaud, Olivier, Imbert, Patrick, Touze, Jean Etienne, Dodoo, Alex NO, Danis, Martin, Legros, Fabrice |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2801676/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20003315 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-8-289 |
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