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Swallowing-induced atrioventricular block and syncope in a patient with achalasia

Volume 26 · Issue 1 Publish Date: January 15, 2015
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Halil İbrahim Erdoğan
Department of Cardiology, Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey
Hasan Gök
Department of Cardiology, Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey
Mustafa Karanfil
Department of Cardiology, Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey
Erdoğan, H. İbrahim, Gök, H., & Karanfil, M. (2015). Swallowing-induced atrioventricular block and syncope in a patient with achalasia. Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 26(1), 75–76. https://doi.org/10.5152/tjg.2015.5312
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Abstract

Achalasia is a motor dysfunction of the oesophagus characterized by increased pressure in the lower sphincter and incomplete relaxation after swallowing (1).

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Journal Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume / Issue Volume 26 · Issue 1
Pages 75-76
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Published Online January 15, 2015
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Halil İbrahim Erdoğan
Department of Cardiology, Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey
Hasan Gök
Department of Cardiology, Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey
Mustafa Karanfil
Department of Cardiology, Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey
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Erdoğan, H. İbrahim, Gök, H., & Karanfil, M. (2015). Swallowing-induced atrioventricular block and syncope in a patient with achalasia. Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 26(1), 75–76. https://doi.org/10.5152/tjg.2015.5312
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