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SUBMITTER: Shaheen NJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3073617 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shaheen N J NJ Crockett S D SD Bright S D SD Madanick R D RD Buckmire R R Couch M M Dellon E S ES Galanko J A JA Sharpless G G Morgan D R DR Spacek M B MB Heidt-Davis P P Henke D D
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics 20101117 2
<h4>Background</h4>Cough may be a manifestation of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The utility of acid suppression in GERD-related cough is uncertain.<h4>Aim</h4>To assess the impact of high-dose acid suppression with proton pump inhibitors (PPI) on chronic cough in subjects with rare or no heartburn.<h4>Methods</h4>Subjects were nonsmokers without history of asthma, with chronic cough for >8 weeks. All subjects underwent a baseline 24-h pH/impedance study, methacholine challenge test ...[more]