Risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in patients with bipolar disorder or schizophrenia.

Carlo Alberto BarcellaGrimur MohrKristian KragholmDaniel ChristensenThomas A GerdsChristoffer PolcwiartekMads WissenbergCasper BangFredrik FolkeChristian Torp-PedersenLars Vedel KessingGunnar Hilmar GislasonKathrine Bach Søndergaard

Published in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2021)

Patients with bipolar disorder or schizophrenia have a higher rate of OHCA compared with the general population. Cardiac disease, cardiovascular risk factors and antipsychotics represent important underlying mechanisms.

Keyphrases

bipolar disorder
cardiovascular risk factors
major depressive disorder
cardiovascular disease
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
heart failure