TY - JOUR
T1 - Clozapine-induced supraventricular tachycardia and its treatment with Verapamil
AU - Settem, Jagadeesh
AU - Trivedi, Satyakant
AU - Kamath, Avinash
AU - Behere, Rishikesh
AU - Kanaradi, Haridas
AU - Bhat, Sripathy
PY - 2015/7/1
Y1 - 2015/7/1
N2 - Clozapine is known to be an effective antipsychotic for schizophrenia. Cardiovascular complications associated with initiation of clozapine include tachycardia, postural hypotension, and myocarditis. Factors associated with development of cardiovascular adverse events are not clearly known, and dose titration has been described to be one among the associated risk factors. We report a case of a 45-year-old man with treatment resistant schizophrenia who developed supraventricular tachycardia during initiation of clozapine and discuss the role of verapamil in its successful management.
AB - Clozapine is known to be an effective antipsychotic for schizophrenia. Cardiovascular complications associated with initiation of clozapine include tachycardia, postural hypotension, and myocarditis. Factors associated with development of cardiovascular adverse events are not clearly known, and dose titration has been described to be one among the associated risk factors. We report a case of a 45-year-old man with treatment resistant schizophrenia who developed supraventricular tachycardia during initiation of clozapine and discuss the role of verapamil in its successful management.
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U2 - 10.4103/0253-7176.162925
DO - 10.4103/0253-7176.162925
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84994807461
SN - 0253-7176
VL - 37
SP - 358
EP - 359
JO - Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
JF - Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
IS - 3
ER -