Atrioventricular asystole as a manifestation of hiccups

S Malhotra; M J Schwartz

doi:10.1016/s0022-0736(05)80008-1

Atrioventricular asystole as a manifestation of hiccups

J Electrocardiol. 1995 Jan;28(1):59-61. doi: 10.1016/s0022-0736(05)80008-1.

Authors

S Malhotra¹, M J Schwartz

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY 10025.

PMID: 7897338
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-0736(05)80008-1

Abstract

Sinus pause with atrioventricular asystole can be caused by an excessive vagal response. This case report describes a patient in whom this phenomenon developed after hiccups.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Atrioventricular Node / physiopathology*
Heart Arrest / etiology*
Hiccup / complications*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Vagus Nerve / physiopathology