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Are eosinophil counts and CRP reliable diagnostic indicators for clozapine-induced myocarditis?
Are eosinophil counts and CRP reliable diagnostic indicators for clozapine-induced myocarditis?
Elevated CRP, rather than eosinophil counts, may serve as an early indicator of clozapine-induced myocarditis, highlighting the need for active monitoring during the first 4 weeks of therapy.
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May warrant CRP monitoring in early clozapine therapy; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Ronaldson et al. (2010) studied this question.
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