Boston, MA - Patients who receive high doses of the antidepressants citalopram or escitalopram could potentially develop QT-interval prolongation, a marker of a slight increased risk for ventricular ...

For many years, moderate alcohol intake and its effect on health have been subject to much debate, particularly concerning cardiovascular health. Indeed, light-to-moderate use of alcohol has been ...

New Orleans, Louisiana — Tossing back one to three energy drinks may result in more than just a buzz. A small-meta analysis found that immediately afterward, subjects had increased systolic blood ...

CredibleMeds, a valuable resource for prescribing physicians, now includes information from FDA drug labels to inform prescribers of any ECG monitoring recommendations, warnings for use in congenital ...

Uncertainty remains regarding the value of heart-rate-corrected QT interval (QTc) prolongation on electrocardiogram for predicting cardiovascular disease (CVD), particularly among Asian populations.

Tight Glycemic Control of Little Value Post-Pediatric Heart Op Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, including citalopram, escitalopram, and amitriptyline, are associated with prolonged corrected ...

There were 252 patients with EKG results included for the analysis; they were given concomitant therapy for median 7 days. This article is written live from ID Week 2017 Annual Meeting in San Diego, ...

Thryv Therapeutics Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing novel serum glucocorticoid inducible kinase 1 (SGK1 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN FRANCISCO — Patients who drank 2 L grapefruit juice within several hours had significant corrected QT ...

Efficacy and Tolerability of Temozolomide in an Alternating Weekly Regimen in Patients With Recurrent Glioma Investigation and utilization of molecularly targeted agents has induced a number of drug ...

Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are associated with prolongation of the QTc interval on the electrocardiogram (ECG). The QTc-interval prolongation increases the risk of life-threatening arrhythmias.