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- Title
Sex difference in QTc prolongation in chronic institutionalized patients with schizophrenia on long-term treatment with typical and atypical antipsychotics.
- Authors
Yang, Fu De; Wang, Xiang Qun; Liu, Xiu Ping; Zhao, Ke Xin; Fu, Wei Hong; Hao, Xue Ru; Zhang, Xing Li; Huang, Guo Shu; Qu, Sheng Cai; Bai, Jing Shen; Huang, Xu Feng; Kosten, Thomas R; Zhang, Xiang Yang
- Abstract
The rate-corrected electrocardiographic QT (QTc) interval may significantly increase in patients with schizophrenia taking antipsychotics. The objective of this naturalistic study was to assess the prevalence of prolonged QTc interval in a large population of inpatients with chronic schizophrenia and to explore QTc relationship with demographic variables and prescribed treatments.
- Publication
Psychopharmacology, 2011, Vol 216, Issue 1, p9
- ISSN
1432-2072
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00213-011-2188-5