Randomized Controlled Trial of the Electrocardiographic Effects of Four Antimalarials for Pregnant Women with Uncomplicated Malaria on the Thailand-Myanmar Border

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Abstract
Quinoline antimalarials cause drug-induced electrocardiograph QT prolongation, a potential risk factor for torsade de pointes. The effects of currently used antimalarials on the electrocardiogram (ECG) were assessed in pregnant women with malaria.
Funding Information
  • Clarendon Fund
  • Wellcome Trust (WT Major Overseas Programme in Southeast Asia)
  • Holleypharm Pharmaceutical Company