title: Deglutition syncope associated with ventricular asystole in a patient with permanent atrial fibrillation.
abstract: Deglutition syncope is a situational syncope that is diagnosed only by a detailed history. We report deglutition syncope in a 62-year-old man, who had permanent atrial fibrillation. The patient had no structural or functional abnormalities of the esophagus. During syncopal attacks, his electrocardiography showed ventricular asystole that was sustained for 12 seconds. The patient was successfully treated by implantation of a permanent pacemaker.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Ga Yeon
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Bok Soon
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Jae-Uk
authors.initials: JU
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Chang Soo
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Ok
authors.forename: Seo-Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Sohn
authors.forename: Hyun Chul
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Jo
authors.forename: Hye-Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Noh
authors.forename: Soo Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jun Hyung
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: June Soo
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim