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Safety of ECT in patients receiving an oral anticoagulant.

Nicolette R CentanniWendy Y CraigDena L WhitesellWesley R ZemrakStephanie D Nichols
Published in: The mental health clinician (2021)
Direct oral anticoagulants and warfarin appear safe in the treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation or acute venous thromboembolism who are receiving concomitant ECT. Prospective studies are needed to confirm these findings.
Keyphrases
  • venous thromboembolism
  • direct oral anticoagulants
  • atrial fibrillation
  • liver failure
  • drug induced
  • hepatitis b virus