title: Acute left ventricular failure in a patient with hydroxychloroquine-induced cardiomyopathy.
abstract: We present the case of a 75-year-old woman with a medical history of rheumatoid arthritis treated with hydroxychloroquine, who was admitted with acute left-sided heart failure due to a hydroxychloroquine-induced cardiomyopathy as supported by endomyocardial biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcentrum Twente, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Haaksbergerstraat 55, 7513ER, Enschede, the Netherlands, m.hartmann@mst.nl.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hartmann
authors.forename: I L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Meek
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: van Houwelingen
authors.forename: H P C M
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Lambregts
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Toes
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: van der Wal
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: von Birgelen