AU - Opadijo, O AU - Omotosho, ABO TI - Acute cardiac effects of parenteral chloroquine therapy in patients with acute malaria fever PT - ORIG DP - 2001 Jan 1 TA - Sahel Medical Journal PG - 32-34 VI - 4 IP - 1 4099- https://www.smjonline.org/article.asp?issn=1118-8561;year=2001;volume=4;issue=1;spage=32;epage=34;aulast=Opadijo;type=0 4100- https://www.smjonline.org/article.asp?issn=1118-8561;year=2001;volume=4;issue=1;spage=32;epage=34;aulast=Opadijo AB - 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.