Unusual presentation of a common problem.

BMJ Case Rep

Department of Cardiology, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

Published: April 2013

We report on an elderly lady with a large hiatus hernia presenting with presyncope and syncope associated with large meals. Though left atrial filling and mitral inflow was unimpaired, this case is interesting since the symptoms resolved with adjustment to meal size.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3644888PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2012-007973DOI Listing

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