Cold Water Syncope

James E. Brick, CHRISTOPHER M. LOWTHER, Stuart M. Deglin

Southern Medical Journal · 1978 · 14 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

Cardiac bradyarrhythmias upon swallowing have been reported previously and most commonly have been related to esophageal abnormalities. We have reported the case of an unusual patient who experiences bradycardia and syncope only upon swallowing cold liquids.