Assertion: chloroquine's drug | /r/CapableOf | prolong the qt interval
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text: Drugs known to prolong QT interval / with potential to induce cardiac arrhythmia Chloroquine should be used with caution in patients receiving drugs known to prolong the QT interval e.g. Class IA and III antiarrhythmics, tricyclic antidepressants, antipsychotics, some anti-infectives due to increased risk of ventricular arrhythmia (see sections 4.4 and 4.9).
text: In such cases, drugs prolonging QTc interval could lead to severe arrhythmias.
text: The warning is related to the potential for the drugs to prolong the QT interval—a cardiogram measurement used to assess some of the electrical properties of the heart—and cause abnormal heart rhythms, particularly in patients with cardiac conditions.
text: However, these drugs prolong the QT interval and increase the risk of sudden cardiac death.