Cardioprotective potential of lithium and role of fractalkine in euthymic patients with bipolar disorder.

Pao-Huan ChenCheng-Yi HsiaoShuo-Ju ChiangRuei-Siang ShenYen-Kuang LinKuo-Hsuan Chung Shang-Ying Tsai

Published in: The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry (2021)

Data from this largest sample size study of the association between lithium treatment and echocardiographic measures suggest that lithium may protect cardiac structure and function in patients with bipolar disorder. Reduction of CX3CL1 may mediate the cardioprotective effects of lithium.

Keyphrases

bipolar disorder
major depressive disorder
solid state
left ventricular
pulmonary hypertension
mitral valve
left atrial
machine learning
risk assessment
climate change
combination therapy
atrial fibrillation
deep learning
ejection fraction
data analysis
smoking cessation