title: Asystole with electroconvulsive therapy.
abstract: The rare complication of asystole with beta-adrenergic blockade by labetalol following electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is described with a literature review of cardiac mechanisms (33 references).
authors.affiliation: UCLA School of Medicine.
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Kaufman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007741:Labetalol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D007741:Labetalol