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Ventricular tachycardia with ECT
J R Larsen1, L Hein, L S Strömgren
1Department of Biological Psychiatry, Risskov Psychiatric Hospital.
The Journal of ECT
|June 26, 1998
Abstract:
A case is presented in which a patient with ischemic heart disease developed episodic, nonsustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) during electroconvulsive therapy for major depression. The VT had a frequency of 200 beats/min and ceased spontaneously after 17 s. Altered autonomic discharge in the presence of ischemia is the probable cause. Predisposing factors, as well as management considerations, are discussed.