Psychiatric Medications and Cardiovascular Performance: Uncommon Depressing Side Effects

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Jason V Tso, Emory University; Antonio Pelliccia, Institute of Sport Medicine, Rome, Italy
• Language: English
• Date: 2022-10-19
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © 2022 The Authors
• License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.08.004
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: JACC: Case Reports
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 20
• Start Page: 1341
• End Page: 1343
• Keywords: treatment; lifestyle; exercise
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Medicine and Surgery

Abstract

Perceived exercise intolerance and decreased performance are perhaps the most common complaints encountered by sports cardiologists. In this issue of JACC: Case Reports, Tanayan et al1 present the case of an endurance athlete with impaired cardiovascular performance due to chronotropic incompetence, eventually attributed to tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) use. This case illustrates several important points for cardiologists and other clinicians who care for athletic populations.