Evaluation of Myocardial Damage After Electroconvulsive Therapy: Analyses of High-Sensitive Cardiac Troponin I and N-Terminal pro-B-type Natriuretic Peptide

In conclusion, our small study did not find any evidence for myocardial damage due to ECT by measuring hsTnI, but an increase of NT-proBNP, whose clinical relevance could only be speculated, yet. [...] © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: Pharmacopsychiatry - July 2, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Kranaster, Laura Badst übner, Johanna Aksay, Suna Su Bumb, Jan Malte Suliman, Rayan Neumaier, Michael Sartorius, Alexander Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research