Deglutition syncope associated with ventricular asystole in a patient with permanent atrial fibrillation.
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.
Lee
Ga Yeon
GY
Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Chang
Bok Soon
BS
Song
Jae-Uk
JU
Ok
Chang Soo
CS
Sohn
Seo-Young
SY
Jo
Hyun Chul
HC
Noh
Hye-Jin
HJ
Choi
Soo Hee
SH
Kim
Jun Hyung
JH
Kim
June Soo
JS