Fatalities Following Electric Convulsive Therapy

Multiple Monitored Electroconvulsive Therapy in the Elderly†

“…Despite the abnormal cardiograms in several subjects, no increases in blood pressure were noted. Nevertheless, patients with such disease have died during treatment (12). Care should be taken to evaluate the individual cardiac status of each patient, and to obtain cardiac consultation in selected cases (13).…”

Multiple Monitored Electroconvulsive Therapy in the Elderly†

“…Despite the abnormal cardiograms in several subjects, no increases in blood pressure were noted. Nevertheless, patients with such disease have died during treatment (12). Care should be taken to evaluate the individual cardiac status of each patient, and to obtain cardiac consultation in selected cases (13).…”

Cardiovascular Changes Following Electro-Convulsive Therapy

“…Of six fatalities reviewed by Napier (1944) one was ascribed to myocardial degeneration, which was confirmed at autopsy; death occurred half an hour after the convulsion. Ebaugh, Barnacle, and Neuberger (1943) describe two deaths following electric convulsions; the first patient, aged 57 years, had anginal pain directly after the thirteenth treatment and died an hour and a half later; the autopsy revealed extensive coronary atheroma and a recent thrombosis. A previous electrocardiogram had been reported as normal.…”

Multiple Monitored Electroconvulsive Therapy in the Elderly†

“…Despite the abnormal cardiograms in several subjects, no increases in blood pressure were noted. Nevertheless, patients with such disease have died during treatment (12). Care should be taken to evaluate the individual cardiac status of each patient, and to obtain cardiac consultation in selected cases (13).…”

Cardiovascular Changes Following Electro-Convulsive Therapy

“…Of six fatalities reviewed by Napier (1944) one was ascribed to myocardial degeneration, which was confirmed at autopsy; death occurred half an hour after the convulsion. Ebaugh, Barnacle, and Neuberger (1943) describe two deaths following electric convulsions; the first patient, aged 57 years, had anginal pain directly after the thirteenth treatment and died an hour and a half later; the autopsy revealed extensive coronary atheroma and a recent thrombosis. A previous electrocardiogram had been reported as normal.…”

Multiple Monitored Electroconvulsive Therapy in the Elderly†

“…Despite the abnormal cardiograms in several subjects, no increases in blood pressure were noted. Nevertheless, patients with such disease have died during treatment (12). Care should be taken to evaluate the individual cardiac status of each patient, and to obtain cardiac consultation in selected cases (13).…”

Cardiovascular Changes Following Electro-Convulsive Therapy

“…Of six fatalities reviewed by Napier (1944) one was ascribed to myocardial degeneration, which was confirmed at autopsy; death occurred half an hour after the convulsion. Ebaugh, Barnacle, and Neuberger (1943) describe two deaths following electric convulsions; the first patient, aged 57 years, had anginal pain directly after the thirteenth treatment and died an hour and a half later; the autopsy revealed extensive coronary atheroma and a recent thrombosis. A previous electrocardiogram had been reported as normal.…”