Klorokin Tedavisine Bağlı Üçüncü Derece Atriyoventriküler Blok

• DOI: 10.4274/tftr.83436
• Publication Date: 2012-04-30T11:39:11Z
• Authors: Yahya İslamoğlu; Selma Yazıcı; Habib Çil; Mehmet Ali Elbey; Zuhal Atılgan; Ebru Tekbaş
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine

Sum maryA 67-year-old woman on long-term chloroquine treatment for rheumatoid arthritis presented with dizziness and syncope.Although her medical history revealed no cardiovascular disease, complete atrioventricular block was detected by electrocardiography.Chloroquine discontinued.Three days later, spontaneously resolved to sinus rhythm.Cardiac complications associated chronic use are uncommon, nevertheless, there have been several reports potential lifethreatening rhythm disturbances and/or cardiomyopathy.In our case, use.Cardiac evaluation electrocardiography must be done conduction disorders in patients using rheumatic diseases.Turk