Effects of antipsychotics on heart rate in treatment of schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

CONCLUSION: Many studies do not report data for cardiac outcomes, but the available evidence indicates that treatment with antipsychotics raises the risk for tachycardia. Therefore, especially patients with cardiac risk factors should be monitored closely during antipsychotic treatment.REGISTRATION: PROSPERO: CRD42014014919.PMID:35774251 | PMC:PMC9237927 | DOI:10.1177/20451253221097261

Source: Adv Data - July 1, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Maximilian Huhn Thomas Arndt Johannes Schneider-Thoma Stefan Leucht Source Type: research