Antimalarial – Induced Cardiomyopathy (AMIC) – A Rare or Under Recognized Complication of Long-Term Antimalarial Therapy?

Antimalarial – Induced Cardiomyopathy (AMIC) – A Rare or Under Recognized Complication of Long-Term Antimalarial Therapy?

Speaker: Dr. Paula Harvey, BMBS, PhD, FRACP

Physician in Chief, Department of Medicine, Women’s College Hospital
F.M. Hill Chair in Women’s Academic Medicine, Co-Director of the Cardio-Rheumatology Network, University of Toronto

At the end of the presentation, the audience will:

1. Explain the pathophysiology of antimalarial-induced cardiomyopathy (AMIC)
2. Recognize clinical features suggestive of AMIC
3. Recommend a risk-based approach to screen and monitor for development of AMIC in patients treated with long-term antimalarial therap

Room: D02.1312

Zoom link: https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/84664656650?pwd=b1NGVHkyZ1h5bXh6dEhFdk56UFRDQT09

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