A Case of Fetal Tachycardia after Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Possible Effect of Maternal Hypoxia and Uterine Contractions

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is considered to be an effective and safe treatment for depression in pregnant women in that it avoids the risk of psychotropic pharmacotherapy. However, clinicians should be cautious about the adverse effects in the fetus, such as fetal cardiac arrhythmia. Most of th...

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Main Authors: Anri Watanabe, Nobutaka Ayani, Miyoko Waratani, Tatsuji Hasegawa, Maki Ishii, Teruyuki Matsuoka, Jin Narumoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Psychiatry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/3709612
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