Swallowing-induced Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmia.

Swallowing-induced Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmia. Rev Cardiovasc Med. 2017;18(1):53-58 Authors: Khalid U, Massumi A, Shaibani A Abstract Swallowing-induced supraventricular tachyarrhythmia is an extremely rare entity with unclear pathophysiology. A 55-year-old man presented with a 2-year history of worsening presyncopal symptoms triggered only by drinking liquids of any temperature. Results of a physical examination were unremarkable except for reproducible atrial tachycardias to 180 to 210 beats/minute documented on rhythm strips when the patient was given water to drink. He underwent radiofrequency ablation with complete resolution of symptoms. We reviewed all 43 published cases of swallowing-induced supraventricular tachyarrhythmia in the English-language medical literature. We found only one other reported case induced only by drinking liquids. Radiofrequency ablation appears to be the treatment of choice. PMID: 28509894 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine - Category: Cardiology Tags: Rev Cardiovasc Med Source Type: research