Cardiac Complications Attributed to Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine are widely used in the long-term treatment of connective tissue disease and usually considered safe. However, chloroquine- or hydroxychloroquine-related cardiac disorder is a rare but severe adverse event, which can lead to death. This systematic review investigates cardiac complications attributed to chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine. PubMED, EMBASE, and Cochrane database searches were conducted using...