When the Heart Triggers the Esophagus: Esophageal Spasm after Electrical Cardioversion

When the Heart Triggers the Esophagus: Esophageal Spasm after Electrical Cardioversion

Introduction:“Esophageal spasm” is a generic term widely used to attribute unexplained non-cardiac chest pain and/or dysphagia to an esophageal motility disorder. Patient and methods: The authors present the case of an 86-year-old male patient with complete dysphagia after an elective electrical c...

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Main Authors: Riccardo Manfredo Campaner, Marco Enzo Tau, Francesca Ortelli, Maria Luisa De Perna, Tanja Fusi-Schmidhauser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2019-12-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Subjects:
esophageal spasm
dysphagia
electrical cardioversion
atrial fibrillation
Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1369

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