title: Respiratory distress resulting from gastroesophageal reflux is not asthma, but laryngotracheal irritation, spasm, even suffocation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital University of Medical Science, Beijing 100053, China. zhonggaowang@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Zhong-gao
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ji-min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jian-jun
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Li-yin
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yun-gang
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Ibrahim M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.forename: Xiu-jie
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Herbert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dardik
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001237:Asphyxia / Q000209:etiology*; D001249:Asthma / Q000503:physiopathology*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D005260:Female; D018662:Fundoplication; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007826:Laryngismus / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome