title: Aortic aneurysm and electroconvulsive therapy in elderly depressive patient.
abstract: We report the case of a 67-year-old single man with aortic aneurysm whose depression was successfully treated with electroconvulsive therapy. Metoprolol succinate was used for blood pressure control, and there were no cardiovascular side effects and no significant increase in blood pressure detected.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatry Department, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey. caliyurt@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Okan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Caliyurt
authors.forename: Cengiz
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tuglu
authors.forename: Erdal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vardar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008790:Metoprolol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D008790:Metoprolol