Hydroxychloroquine linked to increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias

(Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center) In a brief report published today in JAMA Cardiology, a team of pharmacists and clinicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, found evidence suggesting that patients who received hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 were at increased risk of electrical changes to the heart and cardiac arrhythmias. The combination of hydroxychloroquine with azithromycin was linked to even greater changes compared to hydroxychloroquine alone.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news