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.
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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*