Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
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Psychiatry Clin. Neurosci. · Oct 2007
Incessant non-sustained ventricular tachycardia after stimulus of electroconvulsive therapy with atropine premedication?
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective and safe treatment for a variety of neuropsychiatric disorders. Premedication with atropine has been recommended in order to avoid bradycardia and transient asystole induced by ECT. ⋯ But ventricular tachycardia is rare. Reported herein is a case of incessant non-sustained ventricular tachycardia, possibly triggered by atropine premedication.