PMID: 26881350Feb 18, 2016Paper

Fatal aortarupture following electroconvulsive therapy

Tijdschrift voor psychiatrie
S DoganR W Kupka

Abstract

Electroconvulsive therapy (ect) is a highly effective and safe form of treatment in psychiatry. However, fatal cardiovascular complications are rarely discussed in the literature. We describe the case of a 49-year old man who died from a ruptured aorta following treatment with ect.

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