Key result
Management of swallow syncope with a leadless pacemaker resulted in complete resolution of symptoms in a 41-year-old male.
Why the study?
Does a leadless pacemaker resolve symptoms in a patient with swallow syncope?
Case Report (n=1)
Does a leadless pacemaker resolve symptoms in a patient with swallow syncope?
A leadless pacemaker can be an effective treatment for swallow syncope, avoiding the long-term complications associated with transvenous pacemakers.
May support leadless pacing in swallow syncope; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective confirmation before practice change.
A 41-year-old male presented with syncope whilst eating and was subsequently demonstrated to have recurrent symptomatic sinus pauses whilst swallowing. Following the exclusion of structural heart disease, he was diagnosed with swallow syncope, an uncommon variant of neurocardiogenic syncope. To avoid long-term complications of a transvenous pacemaker, the case was managed with a leadless pacemaker which resulted in complete resolution of symptoms.
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Brieger et al. (2024) conducted a case report in Swallow syncope (n=1). Leadless pacemaker was evaluated on Resolution of symptoms. Management of swallow syncope with a leadless pacemaker resulted in complete resolution of symptoms in a 41-year-old male.
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