Publications by authors named "Sui-Yun Weng"
J Psychopharmacol
February 2021
Article Synopsis
- Ketamine shows quick and strong antidepressant effects in patients with major depressive disorder but can also temporarily increase blood pressure and heart rate.
- In a study with 135 patients receiving 741 ketamine infusions, blood pressure and pulse were monitored, revealing maximum increases during the first infusion but no significant changes in subsequent treatments.
- Older individuals, those with hypertension, and patients experiencing dissociative symptoms had higher increases in blood pressure, while ketamine dosage was linked to these cardiovascular effects, although they were generally not serious.
