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The Egyptian Heart Journal

Table 1 Adverse events of some drugs used in treatment COVID-19 on cardiovascular system

From: Cardiovascular system and coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19): mutual injuries and unexpected outcomes

Drug

Adverse CV effects

Lopinavir/ritonavir [36]

ECG changes including prolonged PR and QT intervals

Interactions with some anticoagulants especially CYP3A mediated drugs

Remdesivir [109, 110]

Hypotension

Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine [110, 111]

Cardiac arrhythmias either atrial or ventricular, ventricular fibrillation

Heart Failure, Atrioventricular block, bundle branch block

Cardiomyopathy

Hypotension

ECG changes including flat or inverted T wave, prolonged QT interval, wide QRS complex

  1. ECG: electrocardiogram
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