{"635884":{"#nid":"635884","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Researchers use optical mapping system to observe the effect of hydroxychloroquine","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, which has been promoted as a potential treatment for Covid-19, is known to have potentially serious effects on heart rhythms. Now, corresponding author Flavio Fenton and a team of researchers have used an optical mapping system to observe exactly how the drug creates serious disturbances in the electrical signals that govern heartbeat. \u003Cem\u003ERelated coverage: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rh.gatech.edu\/news\/635878\/study-shows-hydroxychloroquines-harmful-effects-heart-rhythm\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EResearch Horizons\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2020\/06\/200601101306.htm\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EScienceDaily\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/How hydroxychloroquine causes heartbeat problems\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EFuturity\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.thedoctorschannel.com\/view\/nih-supported-study-reaffirms-proarrhythmic-effects-of-hydroxychloroquine\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EThe Doctor\u0026#39;s Channel\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cardiacrhythmnews.com\/optical-mapping-used-to-assess-effect-of-hydroxychloroquine-on-heart-rhythm\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECardiac Rhythm News\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34528","created_gmt":"2020-06-02 03:09:05","changed_gmt":"2020-06-15 04:56:45","author":"jhunt7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"resilient mindset","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.news-medical.net\/news\/20200601\/Researchers-use-optical-mapping-system-to-observe-the-effect-of-hydroxychloroquine.aspx","dateline":{"date":"2020-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}