Roemheld syndrome

noun

A complex of gastrocardiac symptoms whereby maladies in the gastrointestinal tract or abdomen are found to be associated with cardiac symptoms like arrhythmias and benign palpitations.

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nounRoemheld syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA complex of gastrocardiac symptoms whereby maladies in the gastrointestinal tract or abdomen are found to be associated with cardiac symptoms like arrhythmias and benign palpitations.

    In more severe cases, Roemheld syndrome can cause anxiety or difficulty in breathing, and may also lead to severe chest pain that feels like a heart attack.

    2015, Giulia Enders, translated by David Shaw, Gut, Scribe, published 2016, page 32

Origin

Named after Ludwig von Roemheld (1871–1938).

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