Abstract
There has long been a concern that all psychotropics may have adverse cardiac effects including prolongation of the QT interval. The recent expanded use of the atypical antipsychotics has increased these concerns. This is a selective review of the effect of the major classes of psychotropic drugs on the QT interval. The review also includes a review of methadone given the high co-morbidity between major psychiatric disorders and substance use disorders.
Keywords: Acquired LQTS, drug-induced QT syndrome, methadone, psychiatry, psychotropics, QT interval, QT prolongation, sudden cardiac death, cardiometabolic risk, arrhythmogenic, mesoridazine, phenothiazines, hypomagnesemia, epidemiologic, tachyarrhythmias
Current Psychopharmacology
Title: Psychotropics and Methadone in Acquired Long QT Syndrome
Volume: 1
Author(s): Stephan Carlson and Russell Joffe
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Keywords: Acquired LQTS, drug-induced QT syndrome, methadone, psychiatry, psychotropics, QT interval, QT prolongation, sudden cardiac death, cardiometabolic risk, arrhythmogenic, mesoridazine, phenothiazines, hypomagnesemia, epidemiologic, tachyarrhythmias
Abstract: There has long been a concern that all psychotropics may have adverse cardiac effects including prolongation of the QT interval. The recent expanded use of the atypical antipsychotics has increased these concerns. This is a selective review of the effect of the major classes of psychotropic drugs on the QT interval. The review also includes a review of methadone given the high co-morbidity between major psychiatric disorders and substance use disorders.
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Carlson Stephan and Joffe Russell, Psychotropics and Methadone in Acquired Long QT Syndrome, Current Psychopharmacology 2012; 1 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2211556011201020183
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2211556011201020183 |
Print ISSN 2211-5560 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 2211-5579 |
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