Safe administration of ECT in a patient with a cardiac aneurysm and multiple cardiac risk factors

Convulsive Therapy

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 200-203

  Gardner, Michelle W ^a   Kellner, Charles H ^a   Hood, Dannis E ^a   Hendrix, Grady H ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac risk factors; Electroconvulsive therapy; Ventricular aneurysm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ANEURYSM; HUMAN; MALE;

ADMINISTRATION, SUBLINGUAL; ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HEART ANEURYSM; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NITROGLYCERIN; PREMEDICATION; RISK FACTORS; TACHYCARDIA, PAROXYSMAL; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0030758357     PISSN: 07498055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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