Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in a patient with a dual-chamber sensing, VDDR pacemaker

Journal of ECT

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-38

  Giltay, Erik J ^a   Kho, King H ^a   Keijzer, L T M ^b   Leijenaar, Marcel ^b   Van Schaick, Henry W ^a   Blansjaar, Ben A ^a  

^a Psychiatric Center Joris   (Netherlands)

^b Vlietland Hospital   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Depression; Electroconvulsive therapy; Intercardiac electrogram; Pacemaker

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FUNCTION; HEART PACING; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NOISE REDUCTION; PATIENT MONITORING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

AGED; BRADYCARDIA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 16344386960     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.yct.0000149425.83992.be     Document Type: Article

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