Safety of electroconvulsive therapy in patients with a history of heart failure and decreased left ventricular systolic heart function

Journal of ECT

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 207-213

  Rivera, Fernando A ^a   Lapid, Maria I ^a   Sampson, Shirlene ^a   Mueller, Paul S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; electroconvulsive therapy; heart failure

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; ESMOLOL; FUROSEMIDE; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; HYDRALAZINE; ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE; LABETALOL; LISINOPRIL; METHOHEXITAL; METOPROLOL; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 80052468407     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e318223beed     Document Type: Review

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