The principal indications for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) are depression, schizophrenia,
and mania, and the commonest contexts of administration are when the patient is suicidal …

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) remains stigmatized in the broader medical community
because of misunderstandings about treatment procedures, mortality rates, and …

Background The increased prevalence of psychiatric illness among patients with takotsubo
cardiomyopathy (TC) has been previously described. Objectives We sought to assess the …

Purpose Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTCM) is a form of stress cardiomyopathy that may
occur in the perioperative period and among the critically ill. Therefore, anesthesiologists …

Background Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC), also known as stress-induced
cardiomyopathy, has been increasingly described in relation to psychiatric illness. Methods …

Enarrative REVIEW ARTICLE 1944 www. anesthesia-analgesia. org ANESTHESIA &
ANALGESIA risk category, but despite this, the mortality rate remains extremely low, most …

Objectives Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is a life-threatening complication of
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). We report the case of a 66-year-old woman who was …

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM), also known as stress cardiomyopathy, occurs in the
setting of catecholamine surge from an acute stressor. This cardiomyopathy mimics acute …

Background: The aim was to study the association between mood and anxiety disorders and
the Tako-Tsubo Syndrome (TTS) and to determine the role of antidepressants and the …

DiSCuSSiOn Our hypothesis was that in our patient clozapine and ECT induced
catecholamine activity discordant with betablocker effect. Of the 16 reported ECT-induced …