title: [Bradycardia induced by galantamine].
abstract: An 80-year-old man had to be operated for cutaneous neoplasia. Local anaesthesia with sedation was required. Preoperative examination revealed a pronounced albeit asymptomatic bradycardia. Electrocardiogram showed a complete atrioventricular block. Use of a pacemaker was discussed. Finally, surgery was performed uneventfully after transient reversal of the anticholinesterasic effects of galantamine administered in Alzheimer's disease control over several hours with atropine.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie ambulatoire, clinique de Miséricorde, 15, fossés Saint-Julien, 14000 Caen, France. c.leclerc@fondation-misericorde.fr
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leclerc
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Genuit-Leclerc
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Citerne
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005702:Galantamine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors; D005702:Galantamine