Syncope on swallowing.

Canine case of swallowing syncope that improved after pacemaker implantation

A 14-year-old intact male West Highland White Terrier weighing 6.9 kg was admitted to the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Animal Medical Center with the complaint of syncope after showing signs of nausea during feeding. Sinus arrest induced by deglutition was confirmed using a Holter electrocardiography test. However, the clinical symptoms significantly improved after implantatio...

Swallowing-induced atrioventricular block and syncope in a patient with achalasia.

gus characterized by increased pressure in the lower sphincter and incomplete relaxation after swallowing (1). Classical symptoms include dysphagia, regurgitation, chest pain and weight loss. Cardiovascular complications of achalasia are very rare (2). We report a patient with achalasia in whom swallowing induced bradycardia and atrioventricular (AV) complete block during ingestion of food with...

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Influence of posture on swallowing.

AIM This study investigates the relationship between posture disorders and swallowing, either of infantile type or affected by the presence of a short lingual frenulum. MATERIALS AND METHODS The stabilometry examinations, taking into account the Romberg index and the LFS value, and when needed a frenectomy, showed positive variations in the recovery of a proper posture. The data were analysed...

Effects of Dysphagia Therapy on Swallowing Dysfunction after Total Thyroidectomy

Introduction: Swallowing disorder or dysphagia is a common complication after conventional total thyroidectomy. Traditional dysphagia therapy (TDT) has long been a routine rehabilitation program for patients with dysphagia; however, there is no evidence to support the efficacy of this approach in patients with post-thyroidectomy dysphagia. Regarding this, the purpose of the current study ...