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dc.contributor.authorRobinson, Gail
dc.contributor.authorKisely, Steve
dc.contributor.authorSiskind, Dan
dc.contributor.authorFlanagan, Robert J
dc.contributor.authorWheeler, Amanda J
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-08T00:46:39Z
dc.date.available2019-04-08T00:46:39Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.issn0300-8495
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/339131
dc.description.abstractApproximately 33% of patients with schizophrenia are treatment-refractory, yet clozapine remains underused, even though it is the most effective treatment.1,2 One barrier is routine echocardiography, which in Australia is performed before clozapine initiation, six months afterwards and then annually.3 Elsewhere, such as in New Zealand, routine echocardiography is generally restricted to the initiation of therapy, while in the UK, it is not routine practice at all. Importantly, the latest guidelines from The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) suggest routine annual echocardiography adds little to the detection of cardiomyopathy.4 We therefore review the evidence for routine echocardiography. This is particularly relevant to general practitioners (GPs) as they become more involved in managing patients on clozapine through shared-care arrangements.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRoyal Australian College of General Practitioners
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.racgp.org.au/afp/2017/march/echocardiography-and-clozapine-is-current-clinical-practice-inhibiting-use-of-a-potentially-life-transforming-therapy/
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom169
dc.relation.ispartofpageto170
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAustralian Family Physician
dc.relation.ispartofvolume46
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHealth care administration
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode420306
dc.titleEchocardiography and clozapine: Is current clinical practice inhibiting use of a potentially life-transforming therapy?
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC2 - Articles (Other)
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.facultyGriffith Health, Menzies Health Institute
gro.rights.copyright© 2017 Australian Family Physician. Reproduced with permission. Permission to reproduce must be sought from the publisher, The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
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gro.griffith.authorWheeler, Amanda


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