An observational, retrospective, comprehensive pharmacovigilance analysis of hydroxychloroquine-associated cardiovascular adverse events in patients with and without COVID-19.
Int J Clin Pharm
; 44(5): 1179-1187, 2022 Oct.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1942479
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic. Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ)-associated cardiovascular adverse events (CVAEs) have been increasingly reported.AIM:
This study aimed to present an observational, retrospective, and comprehensive pharmacovigilance analysis of CVAE associated with HCQ in patients with and without COVID-19 using the US Food and Drug Administration Adverse Events Reporting System (FAERS) data from January 2020 to December 2020.METHOD:
We identified 3302 adverse event reports from the FAERS database in the year 2020 and divided them into COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 groups, respectively. Then we analyzed whether there were differences in CVAEs between the two groups.RESULTS:
We found that CVAE was higher in cases with COVID-19 compared to those without COVID-19, odds ratio (OR) of 1.26 and a 95% confidence interval (95% CI) of 1.02-1.54. Cases with COVID-19 treated with HCQ exhibited relatively higher proportions of torsade de points (TdP) and QT prolongation (OR 3.10, 95% CI 2.24-4.30), shock-associated TdP (OR 2.93, 95% CI 2.13-4.04), cardiac arrhythmias (OR 2.07, 95% CI 1.60-2.69), cardiac arrhythmia terms (including bradyarrhythmias and tachyarrhythmias) (OR 2.15, 95% CI 1.65-2.80), bradyarrhythmias (including conduction defects and disorders of sinus node function) (OR 2.56, 95% CI 1.86-3.54), and conduction defects (OR 2.56, 95% CI 1.86-3.54).CONCLUSION:
Our retrospective observational analysis suggested that the proportion of CVAE associated with HCQ, especially TdP and QT prolongation, was higher in patients with COVID-19. Understanding the effects of COVID-19 on the cardiovascular system is essential to providing comprehensive medical care to patients receiving HCQ treatment.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Long QT Syndrome
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Cardiovascular System
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COVID-19
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COVID-19 Drug Treatment
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Int J Clin Pharm
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S11096-022-01457-w
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