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Prevalence of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease with upper gastrointestinal symptoms without heartburn and regurgitation.


ABSTRACT: Symptomatically 'silent' gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) may be underdiagnosed.To determine the prevalence of untreated GORD without heartburn and/or regurgitation in primary care.Patients were included if they had frequent upper gastrointestinal symptoms and had not taken a proton pump inhibitor in the previous 2 months (Diamond study: NCT00291746). GORD was diagnosed based on the presence of reflux oesophagitis, pathological oesophageal acid exposure, and/or a positive symptom-acid association probability. Patients completed the Reflux Disease Questionnaire (RDQ) and were interviewed by physicians using a prespecified symptom checklist.GORD was diagnosed in 197 of 336 patients investigated. Heartburn and/or regurgitation were reported in 84.3% of patients with GORD during the physician interviews and in 93.4% of patients with GORD when using the RDQ. Of patients with heartburn and/or regurgitation not identified at physician interview, 58.1% (18/31) reported them at a 'troublesome' frequency and severity on the RDQ. Nine patients with GORD did not report heartburn or regurgitation either at interview or on the RDQ.Structured patient-completed questionnaires may help to identify patients with GORD not identified during physician interview. In a small proportion of consulting patients, heartburn and regurgitation may not be present in those with GORD.

SUBMITTER: Vakil N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4212460 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Prevalence of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease with upper gastrointestinal symptoms without heartburn and regurgitation.

Vakil Nimish N   Wernersson Börje B   Ohlsson Lis L   Dent John J  

United European gastroenterology journal 20140601 3


<h4>Background</h4>Symptomatically 'silent' gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) may be underdiagnosed.<h4>Objective</h4>To determine the prevalence of untreated GORD without heartburn and/or regurgitation in primary care.<h4>Methods</h4>Patients were included if they had frequent upper gastrointestinal symptoms and had not taken a proton pump inhibitor in the previous 2 months (Diamond study: NCT00291746). GORD was diagnosed based on the presence of reflux oesophagitis, pathological oesopha  ...[more]

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