Severe cardiovascular side effects of olanzapine in an elderly patient: case report.
Olanzapine, an atypical antipsychotic, is often regarded as a safe choice for psychosis management. We hereby report an aged case that presented with conscious depression, bradycardia, hypotension, miosis and hypothermia. Olanzapine was thought to be the offending agent. His condition improved with supportive therapy.
Lee
Tien-Wen
TW
Department of Psychiatry, Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China. dwlee_ibru@yahoo.com.tw
Tsai
Shi-Jen
SJ
Hwang
Jen-Ping
JP
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000139:chemically induced; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D003702:Delusions / Q000188:drug therapy; D003704:Dementia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000139:chemically induced; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000139:chemically induced; D008297:Male; D000077152:Olanzapine
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D000077152:Olanzapine