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Prevalence of acid reflux in functional dyspepsia and its association with symptom profile
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- Published on: 4 October 2005
- Published on: 4 October 2005Dyspepsia is distinguishable from heartburnShow More
Dear Editor,
This systematic, original large study from the Leuven group proves what experienced physicians have appreciated for many years: that heartburn is a specific symptom that is easily identifiable by careful history or validated questionnaire, that heartburn is predictive of abnormal esophageal acid exposure in about 75% of people with the symptom, and that it occurs in a minority of patients with typical...
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