Verapamil for the treatment of clozapine-induced persistent sinus tachycardia in a patient with schizophrenia: a case report and literature review

Psychosomatics. 2014 Mar-Apr;55(2):194-5. doi: 10.1016/j.psym.2013.05.002. Epub 2013 Jun 30.

Authors

Piyush Das¹, Preetha Sharone Kuppuswamy², Abhishek Rai², John Michael Bostwick²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN. Electronic address: drpiyushdas@yahoo.com.
² Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN.

PMID: 23820380
DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2013.05.002

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / therapeutic use*
Antipsychotic Agents / adverse effects*
Clozapine / adverse effects*
Humans
Male
Schizophrenia, Paranoid / drug therapy*
Tachycardia, Sinus / chemically induced
Tachycardia, Sinus / drug therapy*
Verapamil / therapeutic use*

Substances

Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
Antipsychotic Agents
Verapamil
Clozapine