Myocarditis, pericarditis and cardiomyopathy in patients treated with clozapine.
Clozapine is known to cause cardiac side-effects, including myocarditis, pericarditis and cardiomyopathy. Prompted by a case of clozapine-related pericarditis in our hospital we undertook a review of the literature for reports of myocarditis, pericarditis and cardiomyopathy occurring in patients treated with clozapine. This is the first comprehensive review of the literature on this topic.
Wehmeier
P M
PM
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany.
Heiser
P
P
Remschmidt
H
H
D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003024:Clozapine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology
D003024:Clozapine