QTc Prolongation in Patients Acutely Admitted to Hospital for Psychosis and Treated with Second Generation Antipsychotics

QTc interval prolongation is a side effect of several antipsychotic drugs, with associated risks of torsade de pointes arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. There is an ongoing debate of whether or not electrocardiogram (ECG) assessments should be mandatory in patients starting antipsychotic drugs....

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Autores principales: Johnsen, Erik, Aanesen, Kristina, Sriskandarajah, Sanjeevan, Kroken, Rune A., Løberg, Else-Marie, Jørgensen, Hugo A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Materias:
Clinical Study
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3893875/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24490070
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/375020

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3893875/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24490070
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/375020

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