Unusual presentation of a common problem

BMJ Case Rep. 2013 Apr 9:2013:bcr2012007973. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-007973.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Eating*
  • Echocardiography
  • Female
  • Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging*
  • Hernia, Hiatal / complications*
  • Hernia, Hiatal / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Syncope / diagnostic imaging
  • Syncope / etiology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed