Posted by Tomatheus on November 30, 2010, at 22:42:29
From MedPage Today:
Tricyclics Increase CVD Risk
By Nancy Walsh, Staff Writer, MedPage Today
Published: November 30, 2010
Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD; Emeritus Professor
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.Growing concern that patients taking tricyclic antidepressants are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease has been proven out in a large European study.
In a prospective cohort study that included 14,784 adults, those using tricyclics had a 35% increased cardiovascular risk after adjustment for potential confounders including symptoms of depression and anxiety, which are known risk factors for cardiovascular disease (HR 1.35, 95% CI 1.03 to 1.77).
In contrast, the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) was not associated with an elevated risk (HR 1.11, 95% CI 0.77 to 1.60), Mark Hamer, PhD, of University College London, and colleagues reported online in the European Heart Journal.
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