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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Hartmann, M., Meek, I.L., van Houwelingen, G.K. et al. Acute left ventricular failure in a patient with hydroxychloroquine-induced cardiomyopathy. Neth Heart J 19, 482–485 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12471-011-0185-2
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