The Effects of Reboxetine and Venlafaxine on ECG Variables in Depressed Patients


EKER S. S., AKKAYA C., Cangur S., Yuvanc U., SARANDÖL A., KIRLI S.

KLINIK PSIKOFARMAKOLOJI BULTENI-BULLETIN OF CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, cilt.21, sa.1, ss.11-17, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

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Objective: Antidepressants exert distinct effects on cardiac autonomic nervous system function depending on their receptor profile; thus, different groups of antidepressants are expected to influence cardiac parameters in varying degrees. This study compares the effects of venlafaxine, a serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor and reboxetine, a selective noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor, on ECG parameters and vital signs.