Concurrence of multiples factors in the ocurrence of ventricular arrhythmia in patient treated with aripiprazole

Authors

  • Fabiola Méndez-Sánchez Psychiatry Department Hospital Infanta Cristina de Badajoz
  • Itzíar Baltasar-Tello Psychiatry Department Hospital Infanta Cristina de Badajoz
  • Antonio Leal-Micharet Psychiatry Department Hospital Infanta Cristina de Badajoz
  • Belen Gómez-Tovar Psychiatry Department Hospital Infanta Cristina de Badajoz
  • Juan A. Guisado-Macías Psychiatry Department Hospital Infanta Cristina de Badajoz

Keywords:

Arrhythmias, Aripiprazole, Interactions, Morbid obesity

Abstract

Introduction. The Importance of the cardiovascular effects, fundamentally the ventricular arrhythmias, produced by the antipsychotic ones, is discussed.

Clinical case. 28 year old patient with morbid obesity, operated by bariatric surgery, with good result, suffers a ventricular no supported polymorphic tachycardia while he was heightening treatment with aripiprazole and fluoxetine.

Conclusions. To value the influence of diverse factors for the production of ventricular arrhythmias emphasizing fundamentally the interactions of aripiprazole and the loss of weight.

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Published

2012-11-01

How to Cite

Fabiola Méndez-Sánchez, et al. “Concurrence of Multiples Factors in the Ocurrence of Ventricular Arrhythmia in Patient Treated With Aripiprazole”. Actas Españolas De Psiquiatría, vol. 40, no. 6, Nov. 2012, pp. 346-8, https://actaspsiquiatria.es/index.php/actas/article/view/605.

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 6 (2012)

Section

Clinical Note