Study shows hydroxychloroquine's harmful effects on heart rhythm
Monday, June 1, 2020 - 17:30
in Health & Medicine
The malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, which has been promoted as a potential treatment for Covid-19, is known to have potentially serious effects on heart rhythms. Now, a team of researchers has used an optical mapping system to observe exactly how the drug creates serious disturbances in the electrical signals that govern heartbeat.