Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin: cardiovascular risk, QTc prolongation and sudden death in the new COVID-19 outbreak

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Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin: cardiovascular risk, QTc prolongation and sudden death in the new COVID-19 outbreak

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Barja LD, Fitz Maurice M, Chávez González E. Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin: cardiovascular risk, QTc prolongation and sudden death in the new COVID-19 outbreak. CorSalud [Internet]. 2020 Jan. 30 [cited 2025 Jul. 1];12(1):54-9. Available from: https://revcorsalud.sld.cu/index.php/cors/article/view/601

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