Electrocardiographic safety profile and monitoring guidelines in pediatric psychopharmacology
Blair J, Taggart B, Martin A. Electrocardiographic safety profile and monitoring guidelines in pediatric psychopharmacology. Journal Of Neural Transmission 2004, 111: 791-815. PMID: 15205999, DOI: 10.1007/s00702-004-0153-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric psychopharmacologyQTc prolongationQTc intervalNumber of medicationsTricyclic antidepressant desipramineAdult patientsYounger patientsElectrocardiographic monitoringAlpha agonistsSafety profileDeadly arrhythmiasAntidepressant desipramineSudden deathAdverse effectsMost reportsPatientsPsychopharmacologyProlongationCurrent knowledgeChildrenReportGuidelinesAntipsychoticsMedicationsTorsades