The safety of electroconvulsive therapy in patients with prolonged QTc intervals on the electrocardiogram

Journal of ECT

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 192-200

  Pullen, Samuel J ^a   Rasmussen, Keith G ^a   Angstman, Elizabeth R ^b   Rivera, Fernando ^c   Mueller, Paul S ^c  

^a Department of Psychiatry and Psychology ^*  (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

arrhythmia; Lectroconvulsive therapy; prolonged QTc interval

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT SAFETY; QT PROLONGATION; REVIEW; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENTS; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUCCINYLCHOLINE; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES;

EID: 80052513747     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e31821d3911     Document Type: Review

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