A case of ventricular tachycardia related to caffeine pretreatment

Journal of ECT

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 70-71

  Cua, William L ^a   Pease Campbell, Jessica A ^b   Stewart, Jonathan T ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Bigeminy; Caffeine; Electroconvulsive therapy; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

BENZOIC ACID; CAFFEINE; LABETALOL; OLANZAPINE; THEOPHYLLINE; CONVULSANT AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CATATONIA; DEPRESSION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EVENING DOSAGE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; SEIZURE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; PREMEDICATION;

AGED; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CAFFEINE; CONVULSANTS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; PREMEDICATION; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 67649158823     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e318178d969     Document Type: Article

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