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