Successful treatment of deglutition syncope with oral beta-adrenergic blockade

T M Marshall; H F Mizgala; J A Yeung-Lai-Wah; U P Steinbrecher

Successful treatment of deglutition syncope with oral beta-adrenergic blockade

Can J Cardiol. 1993 Dec;9(10):865-8.

Authors

T M Marshall¹, H F Mizgala, J A Yeung-Lai-Wah, U P Steinbrecher

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

PMID: 7904229

Abstract

A case of deglutition syncope of 20 years' duration in a patient without cardiac or esophageal disease is presented. The therapeutic efficacy of beta-blockade is documented by symptomatic improvement, repeat esophageal balloon inflation and tilt-table testing. This suggests the Bezold-Jarisch reflex or sympathetic nervous system may be involved in the pathogenesis of deglutition syncope.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Administration, Oral
Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / administration & dosage
Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / therapeutic use*
Deglutition Disorders / complications*
Deglutition Disorders / drug therapy
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Syncope / drug therapy
Syncope / etiology*
Vasomotor System / drug effects
Vasomotor System / physiopathology

Substances

Adrenergic beta-Antagonists