CASE REPORTS
Neurocardiogenic Syncope during a Routine Colonoscopy: An Uncommon Malignant Presentation
2012 年 51 巻 8 号 p. 891-893
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2012 年 51 巻 8 号 p. 891-893
Neurocardiogenic syncope (NCS) is a common clinical entity. Most of these patients are managed medically by internists and general practitioners. Though NCS is frequently a benign disease, a malignant form of this disorder with episodes of prolonged cardioinhibition culminating in asystole is described. Here, we describe a 52-year-old woman who had such a life threatening malignant form of arrhythmia during a routine colonoscopy and review the literature of similar cases.
