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Drug-induced ‘Torsade de Pointes’ in a COVID-19 patient despite discontinuation of chloroquine. Importance of its long half-life: a case report

BACKGROUND: Early studies have led to the repositioning of a subgroup of antimalarial agents (e.g. chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine) as antiviral treatment in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. These drugs are now being prescribed based on small non-controlled studies, but larger contro...

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Autores principales: Semedo, Edimir, Kapel, Gijs F, van Opstal, Jurren, van Dessel, Pascal F H M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7454487/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33089050
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytaa218