Key result
Swallow-induced esophageal stimulation triggers AVNRT and syncope in a rare presentation.
Why the study?
Repeated syncope occurring during dining is rare and can be caused by atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardias due to esophageal stimulation.
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Population
Single patient with syncope during dining
Design
Case report
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Alerts clinicians to a rare esophageal trigger for AVNRT syncope; leaves open its prevalence and evaluation in unexplained cases.
A Case of Syncope Induced by Dining-Related Esophageal Stimulation Syncope can be caused by several diseases or diseased conditions. Repeated syncope occurring during dining is rare. Here we present a case of syncope caused by atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardias (AVNRTs) due to esophageal stimulation.
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Yunfei Gu (2013) studied this question. Dining-related esophageal stimulation caused syncope secondary to atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardias in a rare clinical case.
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