The association between carotid atherosclerosis and treatment with lithium and antipsychotics in patients with bipolar disorder.
Shang-Ying TsaiRuei-Siang ShenChian-Jue KuoPao-Huan ChenKuo-Hsuan ChungCheng-Yi HsiaoShou-Hung HuangPublished in: The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry (2020)
Lithium treatment may be associated with less progression in carotid intima-media thickness and the reduced risk for atherosclerosis in adults with bipolar disorder, including those with high cardiovascular disease risk. In addition to age and body mass index, antipsychotics may increase carotid intima-media thickness even in the low cardiovascular disease-risk patients.
Keyphrases
- cardiovascular disease
- bipolar disorder
- body mass index
- end stage renal disease
- major depressive disorder
- cardiovascular risk factors
- type diabetes
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- optical coherence tomography
- combination therapy
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- weight gain
- weight loss
- patient reported outcomes
- replacement therapy