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Prolonged T-Wave Inversion Associated with Electroconvulsive Therapy.

Robert B. Wesner1

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.

Convulsive Therapy
|January 1, 1986
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Diffuse T-wave inversion during electrotherapy (ECT) is uncommon but likely benign. This finding typically does not require stopping the treatment course.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Neurology
  • Psychiatry

Background:

  • Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a medical procedure that can induce transient electrocardiographic (ECG) changes.
  • Diffuse T-wave inversion is an ECG finding that can be associated with various cardiac and non-cardiac conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe a case of diffuse T-wave inversion during ECT.
  • To review the literature regarding T-wave inversion in the context of ECT.

Main Methods:

  • Case presentation.
  • Literature review of studies investigating ECG changes during ECT.

Main Results:

  • The patient developed diffuse T-wave inversion during a course of ECT.
  • Literature suggests prolonged T-wave inversion associated with ECT is uncommon and generally benign.

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Conclusions:

  • Diffuse T-wave inversion during ECT is an uncommon finding.
  • This ECG alteration is likely benign and does not necessitate interrupting the ECT treatment course.