title: Analysis of 24-hour ECG in patients with panic disorder.
abstract: Previous evidence suggests an increased cardiovascular morbidity in patients with panic disorder. In this study, we compared 24-hour ECG in patients with panic disorder (n = 22; age: 36.1 +/- 7.6 years) and healthy controls (n = 21; age: 34.6 +/- 10.0 years). The QTc intervals during the day or night were not significantly different between patients and controls. Ventricular ectopic beats were also not significantly different between the two groups. These results do not suggest any overt cardiac arrhythmias in this age group of patients with panic disorder.
authors.affiliation: Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio 45428, USA.
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sobolewski
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Igel
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: V C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Jampala
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kay
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Yeragani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013997:Time Factors