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Vol. 53. Issue 2.
Pages 210-216 (April - June 2024)
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Vol. 53. Issue 2.
Pages 210-216 (April - June 2024)
Case Report
Successful treatment for serious depression with suicidal risk in a heart transplant patient
Tratamiento Exitoso para la Depresión Grave con Riesgo Suicida en un Paciente Trasplantado de Corazón
María del Mar Arango-Posada, Ana Isabel Prada-Escobar, Carolina Marín-Hernández, Veronica Monsalve-Franco, Diana Restrepo-Bernal
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dianarestrepobernal@gmail.com

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Facultad de Medicina, Universidad CES, Medellín, Colombia
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Table 1. Assessment for the appropriate use of ketamine infusion in the patient.
Abstract
Introduction

Major depressive disorder is related to unfavourable outcomes in patients with severe comorbidities. In transplant patients, major depression is associated with worse clinical outcomes.

Case report

We present the case of a 55-year-old man with a heart transplant due to heart failure of ischaemic origin. Six months after the transplant he developed depressed mood, anhedonia and suicidal ideation with a score of 20/27 on the PHQ-9 depression screening scale. After receiving mirtazapine 30 mg/night for a week and persisting with a high suicide risk, it was decided to administer ketamine infusion for 24 h, with which a significant improvement in mood was observed, and the disappearance of suicidal ideation 24 h after the infusion.

Discussion

Depression in transplant patients is a factor associated with graft loss and post-transplant mortality, in addition to favouring other negative outcomes such as deep vein thrombosis.

Conclusions

Ketamine infusion was shown to be an effective and safe option to treat major depression with suicidal risk in a heart transplant patient.

Keywords:
Heart transplantation
Depressive disorder
Suicide risk
Ketamine
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Introducción

El trastorno depresivo mayor se relaciona con desenlaces desfavorables en pacientes con comorbilidades graves. En pacientes trasplantados, la depresión mayor se asocia con peores desenlaces clínicos.

Reporte de caso

Se presenta el caso de un varón de 55 años, con trasplante de corazón por insuficiencia cardiaca de origen isquémico, que 6 meses después del trasplante presentó ánimo deprimido, anhedonia e ideación suicida, con un puntaje de 20 sobre 27 en la escala para tamizar depresión PHQ-9. Luego de recibir mirtazapina 30 mg/noche durante 1 semana y persistir con alto riesgo suicida, se decidió administrar infusión de ketamina durante 24 h, con lo cual se observó mejoría significativa en el ánimo y desaparición de la ideación suicida 24 h tras la infusión.

Discusión

La depresión en pacientes trasplantados es un factor asociado con la pérdida del injerto y la mortalidad postrasplante, además de favorecer otros desenlaces negativos como trombosis venosa profunda.

Conclusiones

La infusión de ketamina se ha demostrado como una opción efectiva y segura para tratar la depresión mayor con riesgo suicida en un paciente trasplantado de corazón.

Palabras clave:
Trasplante de corazón
Trastorno depresivo
Riesgo suicida
Ketamina

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