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. 2012 May;106(2):124-5.
doi: 10.1179/2047773212Y.0000000007.

Effect of halofantrine on QT interval in children

Jean-Yves Siriez  1 , Jean-Marc Lupoglazoff, Marie-Laure Bouchy-Bagros, Lauren Pull, Isabelle Denjoy
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Effect of halofantrine on QT interval in children

Jean-Yves Siriez et al. Pathog Glob Health. 2012 May.

Abstract

In order to assess cardiac tolerance of halofantrine in children, we studied, retrospectively, 15 non complicated falciparum malaria cases treated with halofantrine, and focused on the effect on ventricular repolarisation. Our data showed that halofantrine can produce a moderate QTc prolongation without any life-threatening arrhythmia. As long as contraindications of the drug are respected, this treatment should be considered as a therapeutical option in young children presenting with non complicated falciparum malaria.

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