Changes in heart rate variability in response to treatment with electroconvulsive therapy

Journal of ECT

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 81-88

  Karpyak, Victor M ^a   Rasmussen, Keith G ^a   Hammill, Stephen C ^a   Mrazek, David A ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Electroconvulsive therapy; Heart rate variability; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGITATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; RELAPSE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2942587006     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200406000-00002     Document Type: Article

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