Healio (1/11, Swain) reports, “Among patients with cardiac disease, nearly 20% used psychotropic medications, and psychotropic medication use was linked to elevated risk for one-year mortality, researchers” concluded in a study that “analyzed 12,913 patients hospitalized for ischemic heart disease, arrhythmias, HF or valvular heart disease who were included in the DenHeart Survey.” The study revealed that “18% of the cohort used psychotropic medications within six months before hospitalization, 32% reported symptoms of anxiety and 3% died within one year of hospitalization.” The findings were published online in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. HCPlive (1/11, Iapoce) also covers the study.
Related Links:
— “Psychotropic medication use tied to 1-year mortality in patients with heart disease “Erik Swain, Healio, January 11, 2022