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Combined treatment with venlafaxine and electroconvulsive therapy in a 74-year-old man was complicated by prolonged bradycardia and asystole.
Case Report (n=1)
The combination of venlafaxine and ECT may be complicated by severe cardiovascular events such as prolonged bradycardia and asystole.
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Suggests possible cardiac risk with venlafaxine during ECT; leaves open whether this represents a reproducible interaction.
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Agelink et al. (1998) conducted a case report in Severe depressive disorder (n=1). Venlafaxine and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was evaluated on Cardiovascular complications (prolonged bradycardia and asystole). Combined treatment with venlafaxine and electroconvulsive therapy in a 74-year-old man was complicated by prolonged bradycardia and asystole.
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