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Is Zoloft Safe For People With Heart Problems?
I hope you can answer this. My Son has dextrochardia w/ Pulmanary atresia. He suffers from PSVT and SVT attachs and is on a Rythem Medicine. He recently Started Suffering Panic Attacts Also. His Doctor Put Him on Zoloft. Trying to find answers online about Zoloft being safe for people who have heart problems, I am getting No Usefull Information. Can You Help Me?
Tue, 11 Nov 2014
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Zoloft is sertraline. It is an SSRI (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor) group of drug. The drug is approved for use in anxiety and panic disorders. It is safe to use in cardiac patients. Out of all SSRIs sertraline is safest to use in patients of cardiac lesions. It don't cause QTc prolongation so can be given with PSVT and SVT patients. Over all low doses are used but there is no risk as per guidelines.
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Welcome to HCM
Zoloft is sertraline. It is an SSRI (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor) group of drug. The drug is approved for use in anxiety and panic disorders. It is safe to use in cardiac patients. Out of all SSRIs sertraline is safest to use in patients of cardiac lesions. It don't cause QTc prolongation so can be given with PSVT and SVT patients. Over all low doses are used but there is no risk as per guidelines.
Hope this helps you, thanks
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