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World J Psychiatry. Oct 19, 2026; 16(10): 116333
Published online Oct 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.116333
Published online Oct 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.116333
Guanxinning for antipsychotic-induced cardiotoxicity: A critical appraisal of emerging evidence
Yang Cao, Lin Zhu, Ke Li, Xu-Dong Duan, Yu-Fei Bao, Kuan-Jun He, College of Life Sciences and Food Engineering, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao 028000, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
Peng-Fei Li, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao 028000, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
Hong-Jun Sun, The Third People’s Hospital of Tongliao City, The Mental Health Center of Tongliao City, Tongliao 028000, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
Co-first authors: Yang Cao and Peng-Fei Li.
Co-corresponding authors: Hong-Jun Sun and Kuan-Jun He.
Author contributions: Cao Y, Li PF, Zhu L, Li K, Duan XD, and Bao YF prepared the initial draft; Cao Y and Li PF contributed equally to this manuscript and are co-first authors; He KJ and Sun HJ were responsible for the study design, revising and updating the initial draft of the manuscript, and they contributed equally to this manuscript and are co-corresponding authors. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
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Supported by Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, No. 2024 LHMS08003; and Science and Technology Program of the Joint Fund of Scientific Research for the Public Hospitals of Inner Mongolia Academy of Medical Sciences, No. 2024GLLH0844 and No. 2024GLLH0943.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Corresponding author: Kuan-Jun He, PhD, Professor, College of Life Sciences and Food Engineering, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, No. 996 Xilamulun Street, Tongliao 028000, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. hekuanjun@imun.edu.cn
Received: November 10, 2025
Revised: December 23, 2025
Accepted: January 14, 2026
Published online: October 19, 2026
Processing time: 336 Days and 5.7 Hours
Revised: December 23, 2025
Accepted: January 14, 2026
Published online: October 19, 2026
Processing time: 336 Days and 5.7 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Guanxinning may have a certain effect on improving cardiotoxicity caused by antipsychotics. Some trials have found that long-term use of antipsychotics can affect cardiac electrophysiology, myocardial function and biomarkers. However, these findings are based on surrogate indicators and the study subjects have no prior cardiovascular disease, so their limitations are relatively large. Current evidence is not sufficient to support routine use, and its benefits are still in the preliminary stage. Larger-scale studies targeting high-risk populations and observing cardiovascular disease outcomes are needed to clarify the effect.