Hyponatremia due to escitalopram and thiazide use after cardiac surgery

Abstract

Depression and mood disorders occur commonly following emergent cardiac surgery. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are commonly used antidepressants. We report the development of severe hyponatremia leading to adverse clinical effects due to escitalopram and thiazide diuretic use concomitantly in a patient with depression after emergency coronary artery bypass grafting. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.