Syncope two years after hysterectomy.
A 61-year-old woman presented to the emergency department after experiencing palpitations, shortness of breath, and syncope while taking a shower. Her husband revived her with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. She had had a similar episode three days earlier while making her bed and had lost consciousness for about 10 sec. She did not appear to have had a seizure. Five months earlier, while taking a walk, she had experienced dizziness, dyspnea, and chest pressure lasting about an hour. A workup at that time included cardiac catheterization, lung scanning, and esophagogastroduodenoscopy, but no abnormality was found. Lower extremity edema was noted.
Department of Medicine, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, USA.
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D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D018203:Sarcoma, Endometrial Stromal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology*