Non-cardiac chest pain: prevalence of reflux disease and response to acid suppression in an Asian population

Mohd H 1 , Qua CS , Wong CH , Azman W , Goh KL

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  • 1 Divisions of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 2009 Feb;24(2):288-93.
PMID: 19054255 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2008.05702.x

Abstract

Gastroesophageal reflux disease is thought to be the commonest cause of 'non-cardiac chest pain'. The use of proton-pump inhibitors resulting in improvement in the chest pain symptom would support this causal association.

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