Ventricular tachycardia triggered by electroconvulsive therapy: Case report and review of the literature

Samuel Su; Pratik Shah; Davinder S Jassal

doi:10.1002/ccr3.7450

Ventricular tachycardia triggered by electroconvulsive therapy: Case report and review of the literature

Clin Case Rep. 2023 May 29;11(6):e7450. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.7450. eCollection 2023 Jun.

Authors

Samuel Su¹, Pratik Shah¹, Davinder S Jassal^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine University of Manitoba Winnipeg Manitoba Canada.
² Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences St. Boniface Hospital, University of Manitoba Winnipeg Manitoba Canada.
³ Department of Radiology University of Manitoba Manitoba Winnipeg Canada.

Abstract

We report a case of a 71-year-old male with severe depression treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in the operating room complicated by monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (MMVT). The clinical presentation, treatment, and outcomes of this catecholamine-mediated cardiac event are reported with a brief review of the literature.

Keywords: antiarrhythmic; cardiomyopathy; electroconvulsive therapy; ventricular tachycardia.

Publication types

Case Reports