Antidepressant Use and Risk of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Nationwide Case-Time-Control Study

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Antidepressant Use and Risk of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest : A Nationwide Case-Time-Control Study. / Weeke, P; Jensen, Aksel Karl Georg; Folke, F; Gislason, G H; Olesen, J B; Andersson, C; Fosbøl, E L; Larsen, J K; Lippert, Freddy; Nielsen, S L; Gerds, Thomas Alexander; Andersen, Per Kragh; Kanters, Jørgen K.; Poulsen, H E; Pehrson, S; Køber, L; Torp-Pedersen, C.

In: Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Vol. 92, No. 1, 2012, p. 72-79.

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Weeke, P, Jensen, AKG, Folke, F, Gislason, GH, Olesen, JB, Andersson, C, Fosbøl, EL, Larsen, JK, Lippert, F, Nielsen, SL, Gerds, TA, Andersen, PK, Kanters, JK, Poulsen, HE, Pehrson, S, Køber, L & Torp-Pedersen, C 2012, 'Antidepressant Use and Risk of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Nationwide Case-Time-Control Study', Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, vol. 92, no. 1, pp. 72-79. https://doi.org/10.1038/clpt.2011.368

APA

Weeke, P., Jensen, A. K. G., Folke, F., Gislason, G. H., Olesen, J. B., Andersson, C., Fosbøl, E. L., Larsen, J. K., Lippert, F., Nielsen, S. L., Gerds, T. A., Andersen, P. K., Kanters, J. K., Poulsen, H. E., Pehrson, S., Køber, L., & Torp-Pedersen, C. (2012). Antidepressant Use and Risk of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Nationwide Case-Time-Control Study. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 92(1), 72-79. https://doi.org/10.1038/clpt.2011.368

Vancouver

Weeke P, Jensen AKG, Folke F, Gislason GH, Olesen JB, Andersson C et al. Antidepressant Use and Risk of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Nationwide Case-Time-Control Study. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 2012;92(1):72-79. https://doi.org/10.1038/clpt.2011.368

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Weeke, P ; Jensen, Aksel Karl Georg ; Folke, F ; Gislason, G H ; Olesen, J B ; Andersson, C ; Fosbøl, E L ; Larsen, J K ; Lippert, Freddy ; Nielsen, S L ; Gerds, Thomas Alexander ; Andersen, Per Kragh ; Kanters, Jørgen K. ; Poulsen, H E ; Pehrson, S ; Køber, L ; Torp-Pedersen, C. / Antidepressant Use and Risk of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest : A Nationwide Case-Time-Control Study. In: Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 2012 ; Vol. 92, No. 1. pp. 72-79.

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title = "Antidepressant Use and Risk of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Nationwide Case-Time-Control Study",
abstract = "Treatment with some types of antidepressants has been associated with sudden cardiac death. It is unknown whether the increased risk is due to a class effect or related to specific antidepressants within drug classes. All patients in Denmark with an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) were identified (2001-2007). Association between treatment with specific antidepressants and OHCA was examined by conditional logistic regression in case-time-control models. We identified 19,110 patients with an OHCA; 2,913 (15.2%) were receiving antidepressant treatment at the time of OHCA, with citalopram being the most frequently used type of antidepressant (50.8%). Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs; odds ratio (OR) = 1.69, confidence interval (CI): 1.14-2.50) and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs; OR = 1.21, CI: 1.00-1.47) were both associated with comparable increases in risk of OHCA, whereas no association was found for serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors/noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressants (SNRIs/NaSSAs; OR = 1.06, CI: 0.81-1.39). The increased risks were primarily driven by: citalopram (OR = 1.29, CI: 1.02-1.63) and nortriptyline (OR = 5.14, CI: 2.17-12.2). An association between cardiac arrest and antidepressant use could be documented in both the SSRI and TCA classes of drugs.",
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AU - Gislason, G H

AU - Olesen, J B

AU - Andersson, C

AU - Fosbøl, E L

AU - Larsen, J K

AU - Lippert, Freddy

AU - Nielsen, S L

AU - Gerds, Thomas Alexander

AU - Andersen, Per Kragh

AU - Kanters, Jørgen K.

AU - Poulsen, H E

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N2 - Treatment with some types of antidepressants has been associated with sudden cardiac death. It is unknown whether the increased risk is due to a class effect or related to specific antidepressants within drug classes. All patients in Denmark with an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) were identified (2001-2007). Association between treatment with specific antidepressants and OHCA was examined by conditional logistic regression in case-time-control models. We identified 19,110 patients with an OHCA; 2,913 (15.2%) were receiving antidepressant treatment at the time of OHCA, with citalopram being the most frequently used type of antidepressant (50.8%). Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs; odds ratio (OR) = 1.69, confidence interval (CI): 1.14-2.50) and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs; OR = 1.21, CI: 1.00-1.47) were both associated with comparable increases in risk of OHCA, whereas no association was found for serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors/noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressants (SNRIs/NaSSAs; OR = 1.06, CI: 0.81-1.39). The increased risks were primarily driven by: citalopram (OR = 1.29, CI: 1.02-1.63) and nortriptyline (OR = 5.14, CI: 2.17-12.2). An association between cardiac arrest and antidepressant use could be documented in both the SSRI and TCA classes of drugs.

AB - Treatment with some types of antidepressants has been associated with sudden cardiac death. It is unknown whether the increased risk is due to a class effect or related to specific antidepressants within drug classes. All patients in Denmark with an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) were identified (2001-2007). Association between treatment with specific antidepressants and OHCA was examined by conditional logistic regression in case-time-control models. We identified 19,110 patients with an OHCA; 2,913 (15.2%) were receiving antidepressant treatment at the time of OHCA, with citalopram being the most frequently used type of antidepressant (50.8%). Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs; odds ratio (OR) = 1.69, confidence interval (CI): 1.14-2.50) and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs; OR = 1.21, CI: 1.00-1.47) were both associated with comparable increases in risk of OHCA, whereas no association was found for serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors/noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressants (SNRIs/NaSSAs; OR = 1.06, CI: 0.81-1.39). The increased risks were primarily driven by: citalopram (OR = 1.29, CI: 1.02-1.63) and nortriptyline (OR = 5.14, CI: 2.17-12.2). An association between cardiac arrest and antidepressant use could be documented in both the SSRI and TCA classes of drugs.

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