Hiatal hernia as a rare cause of cardiac complications - case based review of the literature

CONCLUSIONS: Hiatal hernia should be considered as a possible cause of arrhythmia and changes in ST-T pattern, particularly if symptoms occurred after a meal. Differential diagnosis of the posterior mediastinal mass or intracardiac mass should include hiatal hernia. Gastrothorax is a rare condition associated with hiatal hernia which may lead to cardiac arrest. However, even timely recognition and therapy of gastrothorax does not ensure a positive clinical outcome.PMID:33775064 | DOI:10.26444/aaem/133583

Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - March 29, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Karol Krawiec Marcin Szczasny Adam Kadej Ma łgorzata Piasecka Piotr Blaszczak Andrzej G łowniak Source Type: research