Effect of Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin on QT Interval Prolongation and Other Cardiac Arrhythmias in COVID-19 Confirmed Patients

• Main Authors: Seyed Parsa Eftekhar (Author), Sohrab Kazemi (Author), Mohammad Barary (Author), Mostafa Javanian (Author), Soheil Ebrahimpour (Author), Naghmeh Ziaei (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi-Wiley, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Hydroxychloroquine with or without azithromycin was one of the common therapies at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. They can prolong QT interval, cause torsade de pointes, and lead to sudden cardiac death. We aimed to assess QT interval prolongation and its risk factors in patient...