Hydroxychloroquine-induced restrictive cardiomyopathy: a case report

Postgrad Med J. 2018 Mar;94(1109):185-186. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2017-135236. Epub 2018 Jan 20.
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Keywords: antimalarials; cardiomyopathy; cardiotoxicity; hydroxychloroquine; restrictive.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antirheumatic Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antirheumatic Agents / adverse effects
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / drug therapy*
  • Biopsy / methods
  • Cardiomyopathies* / chemically induced
  • Cardiomyopathies* / diagnosis
  • Cardiomyopathies* / physiopathology
  • Cardiomyopathies* / therapy
  • Cardiotoxicity / diagnosis*
  • Disease Progression
  • Echocardiography / methods
  • Humans
  • Hydroxychloroquine / administration & dosage
  • Hydroxychloroquine / adverse effects*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine / methods
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardium / pathology
  • Withholding Treatment

Substances

  • Antirheumatic Agents
  • Hydroxychloroquine