title: Cough syncope: constrictive pericarditis.
abstract: An 87-year-old man with a diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis suffered from cough syncope up to 10 times per day on most days during his three-day stay at our hospital. After undergoing a series of treatments (diuretics, codeine and intravenous ceftizoxime), the patient still had a mild cough, although he did not experience any further syncopal episodes associated with coughing. Two months later, the syncopal episodes associated with coughing returned, but at a lower rate.
authors: Department of Geriatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, China.
authors: Wanshu
authors: W
authors: Zeng
authors: Huisheng
authors: H
authors: Deng
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000150:complications*; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology*