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Evaluation of Cardiac Conduction in Anorexia Nervosa
Author(s) -
GOULD LAWRENCE,
REDDY C.V.R.,
SINGH B.K.,
ZEN B.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1980.tb05568.x
Subject(s) - anorexia nervosa , medicine , dieting , amenorrhea , bradycardia , psychiatry , pediatrics , sinus bradycardia , mitral valve prolapse , cardiology , eating disorders , obesity , heart rate , mitral valve , weight loss , pregnancy , biology , blood pressure , genetics
Anorexia nervosa is a disorder characterized by excessive dieting, a morbid fear of becoming obese, a distorted body image and amenorrhea in women, The condition is seen chiefly in girls and young women but also occurs in men. Death in anorexia nervosa may be sudden, and the mortality rate is the highest of any psychiatric disease. 1 Despite investigations of its endocrine and psychiatric manifestations, little has been written about cardiac conduction in this entity. We report a patient with anorexia nervosa who presented with syncope due to a sinus bradycardia. His bundle electrograms were performed during the course of her hospilalization, and revealed that the abnormalities were reversible with food intake.