%0 Journal Article
%T Violent Hiccups: An Infrequent Cause of Bradyarrhythmias
%A Suh
%A William M
%A Krishnan
%A Subramaniam C
%J Western Journal of Emergency Medicine : Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
%D 2009
%I UC Irvine Health School of Medicine.
%X A hiccup, or singultus, results from a sudden, simultaneous, vigorous contraction of the diaphragm and inspiratory muscles, accompanied by closure of the glottis. Hiccups can be associated with bradyarrhythmias. The mechanism of this phenomenon is likely hiccup-induced Valsalva maneuver and increased parasympathetic tone. We present a case of a patient with violent hiccups producing a bradyarrhythmia.[WestJEM. 2009;10:176-177.]
%K hiccups
%K bradyarrhythmia
%K Valsalva
%U http://escholarship.org/uc/item/7913w14x