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. 2020 Jun;13(6):e008688.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.120.008688. Epub 2020 May 21.

Use of Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 and Cardiovascular Implications: Understanding Safety Discrepancies to Improve Interpretation and Design of Clinical Trials

Ohad Oren  1 , Eric H Yang  2 , Ty J Gluckman  3 , Erin D Michos  4 , Roger S Blumenthal  4 , Bernard J Gersh  5
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Use of Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 and Cardiovascular Implications: Understanding Safety Discrepancies to Improve Interpretation and Design of Clinical Trials

Ohad Oren et al. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2020 Jun.
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Keywords: COVID-19; chloroquine; hydroxychloroquine; pandemic; trophozoites.

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