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. 2021 Dec 1;27(8S):S657-S658.
doi: 10.1097/RHU.0000000000001647.

Hydroxychloroquine Toxicity: Concurrent Complete Heart Block and Severe Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction. A Clinical Image

Benjamin P Geisler  1 , Thomas C Kingsley  2 , Peter M Izmirly  3 , Nathalie Costedoat-Chalumeau, Robert O Roswell  4
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Hydroxychloroquine Toxicity: Concurrent Complete Heart Block and Severe Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction. A Clinical Image

Benjamin P Geisler et al. J Clin Rheumatol. .
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