Кореспондиращ автор: Искрен Гарвански ( i.garvanski@gmail.com ) Академик редактор: Николай Рунев © Искрен Гарвански, Иво Петров, Яна Симова. Това е статия отворен достъп разпространява под условията на Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), която позволява използване без ограничения, разпространение, и възпроизвеждане на всякакъв носител, при условие на оригиналния автор и източник са кредитирани. Цитат:
Гарвански И, Петров И, Симова Я (2020) Препоръки за проследяване на пациенти със сърдечно-съдови заболявания при прилагане на потенциално ефективни медикаменти за лечение на COVID-19 с оглед на редуциране на риска от удължаване на QT-интервала и внезапна сърдечна смърт. Българска Кардиология 26(2): 21-26. https://doi.org/10.3897/bgcardio.26.e52960 |
Corresponding author: Iskren Garvanski ( i.garvanski@gmail.com ) Academic editor: Nikolay Runev © Iskren Garvanski, Ivo Petrov, Iana Simova. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Citation:
Garvanski I, Petrov I, Simova I (2020) Recommendations for the follow-up of patients with cardiovascular disease when administering potentially effective medications for the treatment of COVID-19 with a purpose to reduce the risk of QT prolongation and sudden cardiac death. Bulgarian Cardiology 26(2): 21-26. https://doi.org/10.3897/bgcardio.26.e52960 |
With the rising incidence and wider spread of the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, it is of great importance to safely use potentially effective medicines to treat the infection. In recent weeks, a number of publications have emerged describing the likely effect of the use of known drugs, including chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, and their combination with azithromycin. One of the most serious risks associated with the use of these medications is the drug-induced QT prolongation, which in turn increases the risk of developing torsades de pointes (TdP) and sudden cardiac death (SCD). In this document, we describe an approach to screen patients and monitor them with the aim to reduce the risk of drug-induced side effects.