Neurológia pre prax 5/2024

Cardiovascular adverse effects of neurological and psychiatric drugs

With increasing pharmacotherapeutic options, the spectrum of adverse effects and drug interactions of individual drugs used in neurology is expanding. Cardiovascular adverse effects and drug interactions are among the frequent and potentially life-threatening conditions that can be prevented by correctly indicating individual medicinal products. The present review article focuses on providing an account of basic drug-induced complications, such as arterial hypertension, orthostatic hypotension, cardiac conduction disorders, myocardial ischaemia, and cardiomyopathy. It also deals, to a lesser extent, with interactions of neurological drugs with cardiological medicinal products. The goal of any pharmacotherapy should be the most reasonable strategy, achieved with the least possible number of products while taking into consideration the patient’s individual circumstances. Interdisciplinary collaboration, including a cardiologist and a clinical pharmacologist or pharmacist, plays an important role here.

Keywords: neurocardiology, neuropharmacology, adverse effects, drug interactions, rational pharmacotherapy.