Further investigation of the association between gastroesophageal reflux and bronchoconstriction |
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Authors: | Harry S. Spaulding Jr. M.D.COL MC Lyndon E. Mansfield M.D.LTC MC Mark R. Stein M.D. John C. Sellner M.D. Daniel E. Gremillion M.D. |
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Affiliation: | 1. From the Allergy-Immunology Service, Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center, Aurora, Colo., USA;2. From the Allergy-Immunology Service, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, Tex., USA |
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Abstract: | A double-blind modification of the intraesophageal acid perfusion challenge (Bernstein procedure) was performed in asthmatic subjects with and without gastroesophageal reflux, nonasthmatic subjects with reflux, and normal subjects. Conventional spirometric functions and total respiratory resistance (Rrs) were measured prior to and after the infusion. There were no changes in pulmonary functions except in the asthmatic subjects who had had a positive add challenge. The greatest changes occurred in Rrs, which increased significantly with reflux symptoms (p < 0.01) and decreased toward baseline (p < 0.05) when these symptoms were relieved with antacids. The response was even greater in asthmatic subjects who associated reflux symptoms with attacks of asthma. These results support previous findings that acid reflux symptoms could cause a bronchoconstrictive response in certain asthmatic patients. |
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Keywords: | Rrs Total respiratory resistance |
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