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Case Reports
. 1978 Dec;71(12):1579-80.
doi: 10.1097/00007611-197812000-00040.

Cold water syncope

J E Brick, C M Lowther, S M Deglin
Case Reports

Cold water syncope

J E Brick et al. South Med J. 1978 Dec.

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.

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