Current antipsychotic agent use and risk of venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

• Main Authors: Yinzhao Liu (Author), Jun Xu (Author), Kacey Fang (Author), Yue Xu (Author), Ju Gao (Author), Chao Zhou (Author), Xiaowei Tang (Author), Xinyu Fang (Author), Jiu Chen (Author), Chunming Xie (Author), Fuquan Zhang (Author), Xiangrong Zhang (Author), Congjie Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Antipsychotic agents (APS) are widely used drugs to treat psychotic symptoms and can effectively reduce both positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia. For decades, some studies suggested that there is a relationship between using APS and the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) an...