The impact of electroconvulsive therapy on the spatial QRS-T angle and cardiac troponin T concentration in psychiatric patients

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective treatment method used in psychiatry; however, its cardiac safety has not been clearly demonstrated. The aim of the study was evaluation of the ECT effects on the myocardium based on troponin T concentrations and the following ECG parameters: the spatia...

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Published in:PloS one 2019-10, Vol.14 (10), p.e0224020
Main Authors: Próchnicki, Michał, Rudzki, Grzegorz, Dzikowski, Michał, Jaroszyński, Andrzej, Karakula-Juchnowicz, Hanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Antidepressants
Biology and Life Sciences
Calcium-binding protein
Cardiovascular diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases - blood
Cardiovascular Diseases - diagnosis
Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology
Depressive Disorder, Major - therapy
Electrocardiography
Electrocardiography - methods
Electroconvulsive therapy
Electroconvulsive Therapy - adverse effects
Female
Health risks
Heart
Humans
Male
Medicine and Health Sciences
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Middle Aged
Myocardium
Parameters
Physical Sciences
Prognosis
Psychiatry
Psychotropic drugs
Research and Analysis Methods
Risk Factors
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia - therapy
Troponin
Troponin T
Troponin T - blood
Young Adult
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