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Nine cases of cardiospasm permitted a detailed psychosomatic study. The superficial meaning of the syndrome may be stated in such a simple formula as: 'I cannot swallow that situation'. On a somewhat deeper level, the disorder represents an aggressive desire to incorporate some object with resulting spasm or inability to relax the esophagus.