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Title:

Exaggerated electrodermal startle responses after intracardiac shock discharges in patients with implanted cardioverter defibrillators.

Document type:
Journal Article; Article
Author(s):
Ladwig, KH; Marten-Mittag, B; Deisenhofer, I; Hofmann, B; Schapperer, J; Weyerbrock, S; Schmitt, C
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: We studied whether repetitive intracardiac shock discharges of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) provoke an enduring enhancement of startle responses. METHODS: The study population comprised 134 patients with an ICD. Among those, 67 patients had experienced shock delivery. Thirty-five patients had received five or more shocks. We used the startle reflex paradigm, which consisted of 15 acoustic stimuli (95 dB, 1000 Hz, 500 ms duration). Skin conductance response was measur...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Psychosom Med
Year:
2003
Journal volume:
65
Journal issue:
2
Pages contribution:
222-8
Language:
eng
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12651989
Print-ISSN:
0033-3174
TUM Institution:
I. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik (Kardiologie); Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie
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