Why the study?
Antipsychotic drugs like haloperidol are known to cause adverse cardiovascular effects, and this report aims to highlight the cardiac risk associated with parenteral haloperidol use, particularly in the elderly.
Intravenous haloperidol carries a risk of inducing atrial fibrillation, particularly in elderly patients.
May warrant cardiac monitoring with parenteral haloperidol in elderly; hypothesis-generating case leaves open need for prospective safety data.
Antipsychotic drugs are known to cause adverse cardiovascular effects such as postural hypertension, tachycardia and arrhythmias. Haloperidol is one of the antipsychotic drugs and is having adverse cardiovascular effects. This case report highlights the cardiac risk associated with use of Haloperidol, particularly if used parenterally and in elderly.
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