Atrioventricular asystole as a manifestation of hiccups.
Sinus pause with atrioventricular asystole can be caused by an excessive vagal response. This case report describes a patient in whom this phenomenon developed after hiccups.
Malhotra
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Department of Medicine, St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY 10025.
Schwartz
M J
MJ
D001283:Atrioventricular Node / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology*; D006606:Hiccup / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014630:Vagus Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology