Key result
Orally disintegrating aripiprazole linked to severe arrhythmia in an adolescent case report.
Why the study?
The cardiovascular side effects of newer atypical antipsychotics such as aripiprazole are not well known, particularly regarding severe arrhythmia.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report highlights the potential for severe arrhythmia as a cardiovascular side effect of the atypical antipsychotic aripiprazole in a pediatric patient.
May warrant arrhythmia vigilance with aripiprazole in adolescents; hypothesis-generating case report leaves causality and incidence open.
Psychotropic medications have been known to cause cardiac conduction disturbances. Not much is known about the cardiovascular side effects of newer atypical antipsychotics such as aripiprazole. A case of a 13-year-old girl with schizophrenia is presented. An analysis of the presented patient's clinical history indicates the need for a detailed analysis of the severe arrhythmia induced by aripiprazole. This presented case report contains valuable guidelines that can be of assistance in the treatment of patients with aripiprazole.
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Shao et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Schizophrenia (n=1). Orally disintegrating aripiprazole tablets was evaluated on Severe arrhythmia. Orally disintegrating aripiprazole tablets induced severe arrhythmia in a 13-year-old girl with schizophrenia.
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