The effect of electroconvulsive therapy on the heart rate and blood pressure

Author	H Kayyalha	en
Issued Date	2003-09-30	en
Abstract	Background: ECT is one of the major treatments for psychotic patients.Performing ECT in patients with pre-existing heart disease and hypertension has high risk of cardiac complications. Objective: To evaluate blood pressure and heart rate changes in patients undergoing ECT . Methods: This semi-experimental study was performed on 38 psychotic patients (21 men and 17 women) aged 21-40 years and needing ECT at Bistodoe-Bahman hospital in 2001. They all had no history of heart disease or hypertension . Blood pressure and heart rate were recorded at three stages:initially ,one minute after induction of anesthesia , immediately after completion of convulsions.Using T-test and Paired T-test , the data were statistically analyzed. Findings: The patients had undergone a total number of 118 ECTs. At first stage the average BP was 103/65mmHg and the average heart rate was 83/minute, at second stage BP 119/78 mmHg and heart rate 104/minute and at final stage BP 161/97 mmHg and heart rate 131/ minute. Hemodynamic changes including systolic and diastolic blood pressure and heart pressure and heart rate at 3 stages after ECT were improved to be statistically significant (P	en
DOI	https://doi.org/	en
Keyword	E.C.T	en
Keyword	Heart Rate	en
Keyword	Blood Pressure	en
Publisher	Brieflands	en
Title	The effect of electroconvulsive therapy on the heart rate and blood pressure	en
Type	Research Article	en

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