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Deglutition syncope: a manifestation of vagal hyperactivity following carotid endarterectomy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20576395     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A 61-year-old man with left amaurosis fugax and bilateral >80% internal carotid artery stenoses underwent a left carotid endarterectomy. On the first postoperative day, he developed hypotension, bradycardia, and chest pain with food ingestion. He was diagnosed as having deglutition syncope and was treated with oral anticholinergics. Similar symptoms occurred when he underwent a right carotid endarterectomy. Deglutition syncope is a neurally mediated situational syncope resulting from vagus nerve over-activity. This is the first report of deglutition syncope associated with carotid endarterectomy. It is important to recognize and differentiate these symptoms from other causes of postendarterectomy hemodynamic instability.
Authors:
Eric D Endean; William Cavatassi; Joseph Hansler; Ehab Sorial
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article     Date:  2010-06-23
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of vascular surgery : official publication, the Society for Vascular Surgery [and] International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter     Volume:  52     ISSN:  1097-6809     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Vasc. Surg.     Publication Date:  2010 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-06     Completed Date:  2010-09-27     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8407742     Medline TA:  J Vasc Surg     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  720-2     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Section of Vascular Surgery, University of Kentucky College of Medicine and Veterans Administration Hospital, Lexington, Ky 40536, USA. edende0@uky.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Administration, Oral
Carotid Stenosis / surgery*
Cholinergic Antagonists / administration & dosage
Deglutition* / drug effects
Endarterectomy, Carotid / adverse effects*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Syncope / drug therapy,  etiology*,  physiopathology
Treatment Outcome
Vagus Nerve / drug effects,  physiopathology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Cholinergic Antagonists

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