%A Opadijo, O %A Omotosho, ABO %T Acute cardiac effects of parenteral chloroquine therapy in patients with acute malaria fever %9 Original Article %D 2001 %J Sahel Medical Journal %P 32-34 %V 4 %N 1 %U https://www.smjonline.org/article.asp?issn=1118-8561;year=2001;volume=4;issue=1;spage=32;epage=34;aulast=Opadijo %8 January 1, 2001 %X Twenty-eight adult Nigerians (20 males and 8 females) who presented with acute malaria fever were studied for acute cardiac effects of parenteral chloroquine therapy. The parameters studied included the ( 1) Change in heart rate (2) Blood Pressure (3) Electrocardiographic (ECG) intervals including QRS and Q-T intervals. Results showed a significant change in both heart rate and blood pressure compared to baseline readings after the chloroquine injection (P<0.02). There was also a slight but not significant change in QRS duration. There was no appreciable change in rate corrected Q- Tc interval. %0 Journal Article %I Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications %@ 1118-8561