Effects of Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine on the Cardiovascular System - Limitations for Use in the Treatment of COVID-19
Abstract Chloroquine (CQ) and Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) are antimalarial drugs, with anti-inflammatory properties that justify their use in the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatic diseases. A pandemic caused by the new coronavirus led the entire world’s scientific community to look for drugs already available on the market, capable of exercising beneficial actions in the fight against the disease. Preliminary studies in patients, as well as in vitro studies, suggested possible therapeutic effects associated with the use of HCQ and CQ in the treatment of COVID-19. Despite controversies over the effects of these drugs in combating the “cytokine storm” associated with COVID and the dismal of results in different clinical trials in Brazil, their use has been encouraged and several ongoing investigative studies are underway. In addition to the possible beneficial effects on the prognosis of patients with SARS-CoV-2, such drugs include varied effects on the cardiovascular system, ranging from positive developments related to their vasodilator properties to potential negative effects, such as cardiotoxicity. This work presents the main effects exerted by these drugs on the cardiovascular system, in order to contribute to a scientific discussion about the repurposing of these drugs in the context of COVID-19.
Main Authors: | Brazão,Stephani Correia, Autran,Lis Jappour, Lopes,Rosane de Oliveira, Scaramello,Christianne Brêtas Vieira, Brito,Fernanda Carla Ferreira de, Motta,Nadia Alice Vieira |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia
2021
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-56472021000200211 |
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