Electroconvulsive therapy for treatment of major depression in a 100-year-old patient with severe aortic stenosis: A 5-year follow-Up report

Journal of ECT

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 227-230

  O'Reardon, John P ^a   Cristancho, Mario A ^a   Ryley, Barbara ^b   Patel, Kajal R ^c   Haber, Howard L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

elderly; electroconvulsive therapy; Major depression; risk; severe aortic stenosis

Indexed keywords

METHOHEXITAL; REMIFENTANIL;

AGED; AORTA STENOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; REVIEW; TRANSLUMINAL VALVULOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; PATIENT SAFETY; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYNCOPE;

EID: 80052431114     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e3182293a1c     Document Type: Review

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