Acute left ventricular failure in a patient with hydroxychloroquine-induced cardiomyopathy.

Hartmann, M; Meek, I L; van Houwelingen, G K; Lambregts, H P C M; Toes, G J; van der Wal, A C; von Birgelen, C

Hartmann, M; Meek, I L; van Houwelingen, G K; Lambregts, H P C M; Toes, G J; van der Wal, A C; von Birgelen, C.

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Hartmann M; Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcentrum Twente, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Haaksbergerstraat 55, 7513ER, Enschede, the Netherlands, m.hartmann@mst.nl.

Neth Heart J ; 19(11): 482-5, 2011 Nov.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21826515

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

We present the case of a 75-year-old woman with a medical history of rheumatoid arthritis treated with hydroxychloroquine, who was admitted with acute left-sided heart failure due to a hydroxychloroquine-induced cardiomyopathy as supported by endomyocardial biopsy.

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