| Continuous haemodynamic monitoring in an unusual case of swallow induced syncope. | |
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PMID: 10406995 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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A 69 year old man is described with a 12 year history of intermittent syncope associated with ingesting solid food, mainly after having fasted. He was taking enalapril, propranolol, bendrofluazide (bendroflumethiazide), omeprazole, finasteride, and aspirin. Detailed investigations, including gastrointestinal evaluation, measurement of various gut hormones, and autonomic testing, indicated no abnormality. A liquid meal, performed before fasting, failed to elicit an episode. However, a solid meal after an overnight fast provoked near-syncope. Continuous non-invasive haemodynamic monitoring (with a Portapres II) indicated a short lived rise in blood pressure and heart rate, followed by severe hypotension, a fall in stroke volume and cardiac output, and then bradycardia. This favoured an initial increase in sympathetic activity, followed by vasodepression due to sympathetic withdrawal or activation of humoral vasodilatatory mechanisms, with bradycardia secondary to impaired cardiac filling. Withdrawal of enalapril abolished the episodes. The unusual nature of this case, in which haemodynamic recordings continuously were made during and after swallow syncope, induced soon after food ingestion, is discussed. |
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Authors:
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K Deguchi; C J Mathias |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry Volume: 67 ISSN: 0022-3050 ISO Abbreviation: J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. Publication Date: 1999 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1999-09-02 Completed Date: 1999-09-02 Revised Date: 2008-11-20 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 2985191R Medline TA: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 220-2 Citation Subset: IM |
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Autonomic Unit, University Department of Clinical Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK. |
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Aged Blood Pressure / physiology Cardiac Output / physiology Deglutition / physiology* Eating / physiology Enalapril / adverse effects Fasting / physiology Heart Rate / physiology Hemodynamics / physiology* Humans Male Monitoring, Physiologic* Stroke Volume / physiology Syncope / chemically induced, etiology*, physiopathology* Vascular Resistance / physiology |
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75847-73-3/Enalapril |
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