Background: Dilated cardiomyopathy is a frequent disease responsible for 40–50% of cases
of heart failure. Idiopathic cardiomyopathy is a primary disorder often related to …

Drugs that act on mental state, generally termed “psychoactive agents,” are among the most
widely used medications in medicine. Psychoactive agents can affect the cardiovascular …

Lithium is primarily known to cause neurological and gastrointestinal side effects, however,
cardiac effects have been rarely reported. We present a unique case of lithium cardiotoxicity …

This study investigates the effects of inositol (INO) supplementation on cardiac changes
caused by Li in mice. The study involved 4 groups of C57BL6 mice (n= 10 each):(i) mice …

Patients with bipolar disorder (BD) have an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and
mortality during the course of their illness. For over half a century, lithium has been the gold …

DISCUSSION On the basis of available literature, QTc prolongation is associated with
multiple medications this individual received; interestingly, fluphenazine has yet to be …

Lithium is a widely used mood-stabilizing agent; however, it causes a variety of
cardiovascular side effects including sinus node dysfunction. In this study we explored the …

Lithium is invaluable in the management of bipolar disorders and treatment-resistant
depression. However, its narrow therapeutic-toxicity index warrants regular monitoring of its …

Objective: Research indicates there is a link between self-esteem, depression and eating
disorders. Studies point toward depression as the intervening variable in the relationship …

Lithium (Li) is a first-line drug for bipolar disorder which has a narrow therapeutic window
(0.6–1.2 mEq/L).[1, 2] Chronic long-term use can have prolonged elimination half-life …