Key result
Clozapine treatment is associated with cardiac side-effects including myocarditis, pericarditis, and cardiomyopathy, according to a comprehensive literature review.
Why the study?
Does clozapine cause myocarditis, pericarditis, and cardiomyopathy in treated patients?
Population
Patients treated with clozapine
Design
Review
Authors
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Supports cardiac monitoring in clozapine users; leaves open precise risk quantification without prospective data.
Does clozapine cause myocarditis, pericarditis, and cardiomyopathy in treated patients?
This review highlights the cardiac side-effects of clozapine, specifically myocarditis, pericarditis, and cardiomyopathy.
Wehmeier et al. (2005) studied this question. Clozapine treatment is associated with cardiac side-effects including myocarditis, pericarditis, and cardiomyopathy, according to a comprehensive literature review.
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