The effect of electrode placement and pulsewidth on asystole and bradycardia during the electroconvulsive therapy stimulus

International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 585-594

  Stewart, Patrick T ^a   Loo, Colleen K ^a,b,c,d   MacPherson, Ross ^e   Hadzi Pavlovic, Dusan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Northside Clinic   (Australia)

^c ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d BLACK DOG INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^e ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

arrhythmia; Asystole; electroconvulsive therapy (ECT); electrode placement; pulsewidth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; BIFRONTAL ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; BITEMPORAL ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DEPRESSION; DEVICE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WIDTH; PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIGHT UNILATERAL ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTRODES; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEIZURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956030614     PISSN: 14611457     EISSN: 14695111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1461145710001458     Document Type: Article

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