title: Syncope with Swallowing.
abstract: Swallowing can be a trigger for syncope and can cause significant morbidity and mortality if not recognized. A 13-year-old presented with clusters of transient complete atrioventricular block after repair of a sinus venosus atrial septal defect. Pacemaker implantation was successful in treating these symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manu
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH. Electronic address: azizp@ccf.org.
authors.forename: Peter F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Aziz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003679:Deglutition; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology*