Safety of antipsychotics in the setting of QTc prolongation: the utility of the JT index

Am J Psychiatry. 2011 Sep;168(9):990-1. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.10121734.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antipsychotic Agents / adverse effects*
  • Antipsychotic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Aripiprazole
  • Bipolar Disorder / drug therapy*
  • Bundle-Branch Block / complications
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Cooperative Behavior
  • Electrocardiography / drug effects*
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy
  • Female
  • Haloperidol / adverse effects*
  • Haloperidol / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Interdisciplinary Communication
  • Long QT Syndrome / chemically induced*
  • Piperazines / therapeutic use
  • Quinolones / therapeutic use
  • Risk Factors
  • Torsades de Pointes / chemically induced
  • Torsades de Pointes / prevention & control

Substances

  • Antipsychotic Agents
  • Piperazines
  • Quinolones
  • Aripiprazole
  • Haloperidol