title: Atrioventricular asystole as a manifestation of hiccups.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY 10025.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Malhotra
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: 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