Olanzapine: First report of heart block: 2 case reports
Risperidone is also contraindicated if the patient has taken large amounts of alcohol, barbiturates, or narcotics, and it cannot be administered if the patient is in a comatose state. Ziprasidone is also contraindicated with recent acute myocardial infarction, decompensated heart failure, a...
Moreover, with each 1 mmol/l increase in TG, the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) increases by ≈ 12% and 37% in men and women, respectively [26]. Olanzapine has also been linked with a negative influence on Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and the autonomic nervous system [27]. This...
However, the in vitro assays were performed using a different radioligand ([H-3]pirenzepine) for M1 receptors in rat tissue than for other subtypes ([H-3]N- methylscopolamine) and non-brain tissues were used to assay M2 (heart tissue) and M3 (salivary gland tissue) (Bymaster et al. ...
binge eating disorder when both clozapine and olanzapine were taken together.16 As this brief survey of the literature illustrates, long-term treatment with olanzapine in schizophrenic patients could lead to significant weight gain and its associated health problems, such as diabetes and heart disease....
olanzapine. Our recent literature sear- ch found 11 published cases of olanzapine treatment associated with hypothermia. Olanzapine acts on se- rotonin or dopamin receptors and has antagonistic properties on histaminergic, muscarinic and αα -adre- nergic receptors. Olanzapine mediates the hypother-...
Prevention and the American Heart Association have ity to prevent non-HDL-C exceeding its target in defined values of CRP-hs 1, 1-3 and3 mg/dl as low, patients withTG levels above 200 mg/dl supports some average and high risks to develop CVD, respectively cardiovascularbenefitoflowdose...
Anorexia nervosa is a serious psychiatric disorder but the search for disease-modifying biological agents have yielded few options. This case describes the efficacious use of olanzapine off-label in weight restoration in an adolescent. However, occurrence of first-degree heart block during treatment ...
In addition, analysis reveals that statistically significant beneficial effect of olanzapine treatment is used at high doses and for short duration. Possible side effects include neuroleptic malignant syndrome, hypoglycemia, and heart block in patients suffering from anorexia nervosa. Even though there is...
The woman had a history of prior tricuspid valve replacement and dual chamber PPM implantation secondary to complete heart block, and was admitted to an ICU for management of infective endocarditis involving the tricuspid valve prosthesis. An ECG revealed ventricular pacing in a bundle branch block ...