Acute post-ECT cardiovascular response: A comparison of threshold right unilateral and bilateral ECT

Journal of ECT

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 94-98

  Mayur, Prashanth M ^a   Gangadhar, B N ^a   Girish, K ^a   Kiran Prasad, K M ^a   Subbakrishna, D K ^a   Janakiramiah, N ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular effects; Electroconvulsive therapy; Rate pressure product; Stimulus laterality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031863625     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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