Electroconvulsive therapy in a patient with pulmonary aneurysm

J ECT. 2014 Sep;30(3):e22-3. doi: 10.1097/YCT.0000000000000079.

Abstract

Pulmonary artery aneurysm is a rare abnormality in the cardiovascular system. Electroconvulsive therapy triggers a release of catecholamines, causing a marked and usually transient tachycardia and hypertension, which could increase the risk of aneurysmal rupture. We report a case of a 56-year-old woman with severe depression and an incidental finding of a large left pulmonary artery aneurysm who received 16 treatments of electroconvulsive therapy without adverse effect.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aneurysm / diagnosis*
  • Depressive Disorder, Major / therapy*
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings
  • Middle Aged
  • Pulmonary Artery*