TY - JOUR T1 - Cardiovascular effects of hydroxychloroquine: a systematic review and meta-analysis JF - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases JO - Ann Rheum Dis DO - 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-212661 SP - annrheumdis-2017-212661 AU - Young Ho Lee Y1 - 2017/11/15 UR - http://ard.bmj.com/content/early/2017/11/16/annrheumdis-2017-212661.abstract N2 - I have read with interest the article by Mathieu and colleagues1 regarding the cardiovascular effects of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ). This systematic review and meta-analysis demonstrates that HCQ treatment is associated with an improved cardiovascular risk profile. However, it has some methodological issues. First, although the authors searched conference abstracts, using the MEDLINE database alone may not … ER -