The cardiac paradox of losing weight: a case of gastro-cardiac syndrome

Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2022 Sep 13;93(2). doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2022.2409.

Abstract

Thanks to an unusual reversible cause of reflex syncope, a young physician avoided pacemaker implantation. We present the treatment of a bizarre case of gastro-cardiac syndrome, an often-overlooked clinical entity.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Pacemaker, Artificial* / adverse effects
  • Syncope, Vasovagal* / etiology
  • Syndrome