Electroconvulsive therapy in 77-year-old patient with pacemaker: a case report

The treatment of a 77-year-old patient suffering from severe psychotic depression with a cardiac pacemaker is described. Because of treatment-resistant depression, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was introduced. In the course of ECT, there was a great improvement in his mental state without any card...

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Autores principales: Mędrala, Tomasz, Pycińska, Anna, Pyciński, Bartłomiej, Merk, Wojciech, Kucia, Krzysztof
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5909799/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29713175
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S162125
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author Mędrala, Tomasz
Pycińska, Anna
Pyciński, Bartłomiej
Merk, Wojciech
Kucia, Krzysztof
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description The treatment of a 77-year-old patient suffering from severe psychotic depression with a cardiac pacemaker is described. Because of treatment-resistant depression, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was introduced. In the course of ECT, there was a great improvement in his mental state without any cardiac complications. This case may be evidence for the safety and effectiveness of ECT in the elderly, even with cardiac comorbidities. Some recommendations for ECT in patients with pacemakers are discussed.
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spelling pubmed-59097992018-04-30 Electroconvulsive therapy in 77-year-old patient with pacemaker: a case report Mędrala, Tomasz Pycińska, Anna Pyciński, Bartłomiej Merk, Wojciech Kucia, Krzysztof Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat Case Report The treatment of a 77-year-old patient suffering from severe psychotic depression with a cardiac pacemaker is described. Because of treatment-resistant depression, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was introduced. In the course of ECT, there was a great improvement in his mental state without any cardiac complications. This case may be evidence for the safety and effectiveness of ECT in the elderly, even with cardiac comorbidities. Some recommendations for ECT in patients with pacemakers are discussed. Dove Medical Press 2018-04-17 /pmc/articles/PMC5909799/ /pubmed/29713175 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S162125 Text en © 2018 Mędrala et al This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed.
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Electroconvulsive therapy in 77-year-old patient with pacemaker: a case report
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title_full Electroconvulsive therapy in 77-year-old patient with pacemaker: a case report
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title_short Electroconvulsive therapy in 77-year-old patient with pacemaker: a case report
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