A family physician calls you seeking advice on a 58-year-old man with depression. He was
treated with 60 mg/d of citalopram and is currently in remission with no side effects …

Background: Recent regulatory and clinical concerns have brought into sharp focus
antipsychotic drug-induced QTc interval prolongation, torsades de pointes, and sudden …

Citalopram is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor with a favorable cardiac-safety profile.
Corrected QT interval (QTc) prolongation and cardiac arrhythmias have not been previously …

Background Some psychotropic medications have been associated with prolongation of the
QT interval and QT prolongation, especially in those with medical illness, and are linked to …

Prolongation of the QTc interval (a QT interval that has been corrected for heart rate)
increases the risk of cardiac arrhythmias, and is an important topic with regard to …

In 2018, the APA Joint Reference Committee voted to approve a Resource Document
developed by the APA Council on Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry's Work Group on QTc …

Results Based on findings from 47 published randomized controlled trials (RCTs), 3
unpublished RCTs, 14 observational studies, 662 case reports of torsades de pointes, and …

Prolongation of the corrected QT interval (QTc) on the electrocardiography is an important
clinical condition because it increases the risk of torsade de pointes, a medical emergency …

CME Educational Objectives 1. Describe the basic cardiophysiology of QT prolongation and
how psychotropic medication can affect it. 2. Understand the role that each class of drugs …

Introduction: Evidence increasingly points to the potential development of harmful cardiac
side effects concomitant with the use of a number of psychotropic drugs, primarily traditional …