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Metabolic and cardiovascular adverse effects associated with antipsychotic drugs.

De Hert, Marc, Detraux, Johan, van Winkel, Ruud, Yu, Weiping, Correll, Christoph U.·2012·Nature Reviews Endocrinology

Abstract

Antipsychotic medications can induce cardiovascular and metabolic abnormalities (such as obesity, hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia and the metabolic syndrome) that are associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. Controversy remains about the contribution of individual antipsychotic drugs to this increased risk and whether they cause sudden cardiac death through prolongation of the corrected QT interval. Although some drug receptor-binding affinities correlate with specific cardiovascular and metabolic abnormalities, the exact pharmacological mechanisms underlying these associations remain unclear. Antipsychotic agents with prominent metabolic adverse effects might cause abnormalities in glucose and lipid metabolism via both obesity-related and obesity-unrelated molecular mechanisms. Despite existing guidelines and recommendations, many antipsychotic-drug-treated patients are not assessed for even the most easily measurable metabolic and cardiac risk factors, such as obesity and blood pressure. Subsequently, concerns have been raised over the use of these medications, especially pronounced in vulnerable pediatric patients, among whom their use has increased markedly in the past decade and seems to have especially orexigenic effects. This Review outlines the metabolic and cardiovascular risks of various antipsychotic medications in adults and children, defines the disparities in health care and finally makes recommendations for screening and monitoring of patients taking these agents.

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Authors
De Hert, M., Detraux, J., van Winkel, R., Yu, W., & Correll, C. U.
Affiliations
  • KU Leuven (BE)
  • Zucker Hillside Hospital (US)
Venue
Nature Reviews Endocrinology
Published
2011-10-18
Volume
8
Issue
2
Pages
114-126
ISSN
  • 1759-5029 (ISSN-L)
  • 1759-5037
OpenAlex
W2014026290
Cited by
1,145
References
131
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FWCI
6.96
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature Reviews Endocrinology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research Publications (Maastricht University) (submittedVersion)
  • Lirias (KU Leuven) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Emergency Medicine › HIV-related health complications and treatments
Keywords
antipsychotic drugs, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, metabolic side effects, obesity, hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, metabolic syndrome, QT prolongation, sudden cardiac death, glucose metabolism, lipid metabolism, health care disparities, screening and monitoring
MeSH terms
Adult, Cardiovascular Diseases, Child, Diabetes Mellitus, Humans, Metabolic Diseases, Antipsychotic Agents, Weight Gain, Death, Sudden, Cardiac

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