Citation

Kim C, Ko SM, Kim N, Park SM, Lee GY, Cho JH, Kim JS. Korean Circ. J. 2012; 42(3): 212-215.

Affiliation

Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Korean Society of Circulation)

DOI

10.4070/kcj.2012.42.3.212

PMID

22493619

PMCID

PMC3318096

Abstract

Swallow syncope (also known as deglutition syncope) is a relatively rare type of syncope that is treatable if diagnosed correctly. We report a case of a 39-year-old man with recurrent swallow syncope. The patient did not have structural heart disease. He developed a complete atrioventricular block upon drinking a cold beverage (Chilsung cider) while undergoing a repeated head-up tilt test. The patient was advised to avoid cold beverages and has been symptom free for 5 months.

Language: en