Attention for Possible Cardiovascular Adverse Effects Under ECT in Association with a Combined Medication of Lithium and Duloxetine

Boeker H¹, Himmighoffen H^1*, Risch M², Seifritz E¹ and Borgeat A²

¹University of Zurich, University Hospital of Psychiatry, Switzerland

²Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Zurich, University Hospital Balgrist, Switzerland

^*Corresponding Author: Himmighoffen H, Center for Depression, Anxiety Disorders and Psychotherapy, Clinic for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland, Tel: +41 44 384 2364, Fax: +41 44 383 4456 Email:

Keywords: Electroconvulsive therapy, Cardiac arrhythmia, Duloxetine, Lithium

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