Noncardiac chest pain: gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Noncardiac chest pain (NCCP) is not only a difficult disorder to define but is also complex in characterization and treatment. Patients with NCCP are a challenge to primary care and subspecialty services such as cardiology and gastroenterology. NCCP is often a heterogeneous disorder with many potential causes including gastroenterologic diagnoses. This article presents the current evidence for gastroesophageal reflux disease as a cause of NCCP and highlights the best currently available tests for this group of patients.
Oranu
Amanke C
AC
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Center for Swallowing and Esophageal Disorders, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, TVC 1660, Nashville, TN 37232-5280, USA.
Vaezi
Michael F
MF
D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D050782:Esophageal pH Monitoring; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use
D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors