Unusual presentation of a common problem

Unusual presentation of a common problem

We report on an elderly lady with a large hiatus hernia presenting with presyncope and syncope associated with large meals. Though left atrial filling and mitral inflow was unimpaired, this case is interesting since the symptoms resolved with adjustment to meal size.

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ Case Reports 2013, Vol.2013
Hauptverfasser: Gunaruwan, Prasad, Napthali, Kate, Nair, Kichu
Format: Report
Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:We report on an elderly lady with a large hiatus hernia presenting with presyncope and syncope associated with large meals. Though left atrial filling and mitral inflow was unimpaired, this case is interesting since the symptoms resolved with adjustment to meal size.
ISSN:1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2012-007973