Citalopram, escitalopram and prolonged QT: Warning or alarm?

Publication date: July–September 2014 Source:Revista de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental (English Edition), Volume 7, Issue 3 Author(s): Enric Álvarez , Sara Vieira , Xavier Garcia-Moll The alerts issued by Regulatory Agencies on the potential cardiac toxicity of citalopram and escitalopram have caused alarm among clinicians. A review of the data concerning this topic shows that the alarm should be limited to patients with a history of syncope or poisoning. As a precautionary measure, an electrocardiogram should be performed on elderly patients.
Source: Revista de Psiquiatria y Salud Mental - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research