Reversible atrial fibrillation secondary to a mega-oesophagus

BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders - Tập 6 - Trang 1-4 - 2006
Tahwinder Upile1, Waseem Jerjes1, Mohammed El Maaytah1, Sandeep Singh1, Colin Hopper1, Jaspal Mahil2
1Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery/Head & Neck Unit, University College London Hospitals, London, UK
2General Practice, University College London Hospital, London, UK

Tóm tắt

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, and it increases in prevalence with advancing age to about 5% in people older than 65 years. We present a rare case of atrial fibrillation secondary to a mega-oesophagus occurring in an 84-years-old Caucasian woman. The patient had a history of progressive dysphagia and the accumulation of food debris lead to mega-oesophagus. The diagnosis was made by barium swallow and electrocardiogram; evacuations of 300 ml of the food debris lead to complete resolution of the arrhythmia. The possible aetiology leading to this AF is discussed.

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