Cardiac arrhythmias induced by ECT in elderly psychiatric patients: Experience with 48-hour Holter monitoring

Journal of ECT

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 22-25

  Huuhka, Martti J ^a   Seinelä, Lauri ^b   Reinikainen, Pekka ^a   Leinonen, Esa V J ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrhythmias; Elderly patients; Electroconvulsive therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIGEMINY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DEVICE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; PHYSICAL DISEASE; ST SEGMENT; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TRIGEMINY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARRHYTHMIA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0345701263     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200303000-00005     Document Type: Article

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