Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 2018 Aug;36(8):1525.e5-1525.e7.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.05.002. Epub 2018 May 9.

Gastrocardiac syndrome: A forgotten entity

Mohammad Saeed  1 , Janpreet Singh Bhandohal  2 , Ferdinand Visco  3 , Gerald Pekler  3 , Savi Mushiyev  3
Affiliations
Case Reports

Gastrocardiac syndrome: A forgotten entity

Mohammad Saeed et al. Am J Emerg Med. 2018 Aug.

Abstract

Symptomatic bradycardia due to gastric distension is a rarely reported entity in the field of medicine. The mechanism of gastrointestinal distention that contributes to bradycardia is complex. A 75-year-old female with recurrent episodes of dizziness in the setting of gastric distension was found to have severe sinus bradycardia which resolved upon resolution of gastric distension. No structural or functional abnormality of heart was found. The patient was treated with permanent pacemaker implantation due to recurrent episodes of dizziness in the setting of sinus bradycardia.

Keywords: Bradycardia; Gastrocardiac syndrome; Permanent pacemaker implantation.

PubMed Disclaimer

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources