[Bradycardia induced by galantamine].
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.
Leclerc
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Service de chirurgie ambulatoire, clinique de Miséricorde, 15, fossés Saint-Julien, 14000 Caen, France. c.leclerc@fondation-misericorde.fr
Genuit-Leclerc
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Citerne
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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
D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors; D005702:Galantamine