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SUBMITTER: Tabuchi M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7780750 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tabuchi Maiko M Minami Hitomi H Akazawa Yuko Y Ashida Miwa M Hara Toshihide T Ichinose Kunihiro K Kitayama Moto M Hashiguchi Keiichi K Matsushima Kayoko K Yamaguchi Naoyuki N Takeshima Fuminao F Kondo Hisayoshi H Kawakami Atsushi A Nakao Kazuhiko K
Biomedical reports 20201217 2
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) can significantly reduce a patient's quality of life. GERD in SSc is occasionally resistant to conventional anti-acid treatment. Vonoprazan is an H<sup>+</sup>/K<sup>+</sup>-ATPase blocker that is approved in Japan for treatment of GERD. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of vonoprazan in SSc-related GERD. The frequency scale for symptoms of GERD (FSSG) scores were collected before and after vonoprazan trea ...[more]