Electroconvulsive therapy and cardiovascular complications in patients taking trazodone for insomnia.
J Clin Psychiatry
; 62(2): 108-10, 2001 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-11247094
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Trazodone has been used widely to treat insomnia in depressed patients. When used in combination with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), trazodone has been suspected to cause cardiovascular side effects.METHOD:
A retrospective study was done of 100 patients who received ECT with concurrent trazodone. One patient was excluded because permission to review the patient's records had not been given. The remaining 99 patients were matched with control ECT patients.RESULTS:
No statistically significant between-group differences were identified in cardiovascular side effects, although a trend toward more orthostatic hypotension was observed in patients taking trazodone.CONCLUSION:
Administering low-dose trazodone for insomnia in conjunction with ECT does not appear to increase cardiovascular complications. The true incidence of adverse cardiac events was not higher than 3.66% at a 95% confidence level.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Trazodona
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Doenças Cardiovasculares
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Inibidores Seletivos de Recaptação de Serotonina
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Transtorno Depressivo
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Eletroconvulsoterapia
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Distúrbios do Início e da Manutenção do Sono
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Clin Psychiatry
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos