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KMID : 0607519970050020214
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Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
1997 Volume.5 No. 2 p.214 ~ p.217
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A Case of ECT-induced Arrhythmia
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Kim Duk-Ho
Lee Ho-Taek
Paik Ju-Hee
Lee Sang-Yeon
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Abstract
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Electroconvulsive therapy(ECT) is one of the most effective treatment modalities for the treatment of depression, mania, schizophrenia, or other neuropsychiatric disorders. But, reportedly ECT also can produce various forms of cardiac arrhythmia. We experienced a case of ECT-induced arrhythmia(PVC) accompanied with chest pain in a schizophrenic patient during the course of plain ECT. We conclude that there is a possible causal relationship between ECT and cardiac arrhythmia(PVC). The mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmia(PVC) due to ECT may be explained by the effects of ECT to vagal and sympathetic nervous systems. from this case report, We suggest that careful cardiac monitoring before, during, and after ECT with appropriate anesthetic preparation to a patient may enable to minimize the cardiovascular side effects of ECT in the patients with neuropsychiatric disorders.
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KEYWORD
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ECT, EKG, Cardiac arrhythmia(PVC), Schizophrenia, Side effects
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