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HCQ has no significant impact on heart rhythm in lupus patients, even those with CKD

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY ATLANTA — New research shows that adults with lupus who take the antimalarial drug, hydroxychloroquine, do not have any differences in their corrected QT (QTc) intervals, an electrocardiogram (EKG) measurement of the heart’s electrical signals, even if they have chronic kidney disease (CKD), a complication of lupus that can be associated...