Key result
A review of psychotropic and cardiovascular therapeutics highlights the interactions between these drugs and summarizes recommendations for their safe concurrent use.
Why the study?
What are the interactions between psychotropic and cardiovascular drugs, and how can they be used safely in patients with coexistent diseases?
What are the interactions between psychotropic and cardiovascular drugs, and how can they be used safely in patients with coexistent diseases?
This review provides guidance on the safe use and potential interactions of psychotropic and cardiovascular medications in patients with co-occurring psychiatric and cardiovascular conditions.
There is a plausible biological basis for the association between psychiatric morbidity and cardiovascular disease. Anxiety, panic disorder, and depression are common in patients with coronary heart disease and hypertension. Despite this evidence there is poor recognition of anxiety disorders and depression in primary care and hospital medical practice. Concern also surrounds the use of psychotropic drugs in patients with cardiovascular disease. In the first of the two articles on this subject, we highlighted the current evidence regarding the association between cardiovascular and psychotropic conditions. In this second article, we discuss the interaction of the drugs used in the management of these two varied but commonly coexistent group of diseases as well as their relative effects on either system. Finally, we summarise the data regarding the safe use of these medications based on the recommendations from the currently available evidence.
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Shah et al. (2005) conducted a review in Psychiatric morbidity and cardiovascular disease. Psychotropic and cardiovascular therapeutics was evaluated. A review of psychotropic and cardiovascular therapeutics highlights the interactions between these drugs and summarizes recommendations for their safe concurrent use.
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