Electroconvulsive therapy in a 96-year-old patient with severe aortic stenosis: A case report and review of the literature

Journal of ECT

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 96-98

  O'Reardon, John P ^a,b   Cristancho, Mario A ^a   Cristancho, Pilar ^a   Fontecha, Jeisson F ^a   Weiss, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic stenosis; Electroconvulsive therapy; Major depression; Risk

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA STENOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; PRESSURE GRADIENT; REMISSION; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; SAFETY;

EID: 41849137620     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e31814da9d5     Document Type: Article

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