CARDIAC COMPLICATIONS OF HALOFANTRINE - C ONTINUOUS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHICMONITORING (HOLTER MONITORING) OF 20 PATIENTS

Authors
MONLUN E LEMETAYER P RECEVEUR MC BOUABDALLAH K NEAU D LONGYBOURSIER M LEBRAS M
Citation
E. Monlun et al., CARDIAC COMPLICATIONS OF HALOFANTRINE - C ONTINUOUS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHICMONITORING (HOLTER MONITORING) OF 20 PATIENTS, La Revue de medecine interne, 14(10), 1993, pp. 954-954
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
La Revue de medecine interne → ACNP
ISSN journal
02488663
Volume
14
Issue
10
Year of publication
1993
Pages
954 - 954
Database
ISI
SICI code
0248-8663(1993)14:10<954:CCOH-C>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Three cases of long QT-interval due to halofantrine were documented in 1992 in France. Two of them had a congenital long QT-interval (Romano -Ward syndrome). We performed a prospective study of cardiac monitorin g in 20 patients taking halofantrine. Minimal ECG changes were noted w ith lengthening of the QT-interval. Systematic ECG is necessary before giving halofantrine.