Endpoint of ECT-induced elevation in heart rate

Journal of ECT

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 125-128

  Swartz, Conrad M ^a   Manly, David T ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrocardiogram; Electroconvulsive therapy; Heart rate; Seizure; Tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATIENT MONITORING; SEIZURE; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0033462239     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-199906000-00003     Document Type: Article

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