Tm. Marshall et al., SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF DEGLUTITION SYNCOPE WITH ORAL BETA-ADRENERGIC-BLOCKADE, Canadian journal of cardiology, 9(10), 1993, pp. 865-868
A case of deglutition syncope of 20 years duration in a patient withou
t cardiac or esophageal disease is presented. The therapeutic efficacy
of beta-blockade is documented by symptomatic improvement, repeat eso
phageal balloon inflation and tilt-table testing. This suggests the Be
zold-Jarisch reflex or sympathetic nervous system may be involved in p
athogenesis of deglutition syncope.