Key result
Swallowing-induced AT presents as sudden, recurrent lightheadedness during eating and drinking.
This case highlights a rare presentation of swallowing-induced atrial tachycardia causing lightheadedness in an elderly patient.
Swallowing-induced atrial tachycardia should enter the differential for postprandial lightheadedness in the elderly; leaves open questions of prevalence and therapy.
KEY POINTS An 87-year-old woman presented at the emergency department with sudden and recurring episodes of lightheadedness that occurred while she was eating and drinking. The patient did not feel any chest pain or heart palpitation, and she had not experienced fainting, gastrointestinal distress,
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Mathew et al. (2018) studied this question. Swallowing-induced atrial tachycardia manifested as sudden, recurring episodes of lightheadedness during eating and drinking in an 87-year-old woman.
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