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. 2020 Jun;50(6):e13258.
doi: 10.1111/eci.13258. Epub 2020 May 18.

QTc evaluation in COVID-19 patients treated with chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine

Alice Monzani  1 , Giulia Genoni  2 , Alice Scopinaro  3 , Gianfranco Pistis  3 , Daniela Kozel  3 , Gioel Gabrio Secco  3
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QTc evaluation in COVID-19 patients treated with chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine

Alice Monzani et al. Eur J Clin Invest. 2020 Jun.
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Figure 1
Cardiac toxicity related to chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine pathophysiology
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Figure 2
Flow chart for QTc monitoring during hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) treatment in subjects with confirmed SARS‐CoV‐2 infection
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