Heartburn is a common symptom in clinical practice, but as many as 70% of patients have
normal findings from upper endoscopy. Most of these patients have nonerosive reflux …

Heartburn is a symptom synonymous with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), but as
our knowledge advances, we find that GERD is a more complex disorder than was originally …

Opinion statement Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is currently defined as a
condition that develops when the reflux of stomach contents causes recurrent symptoms …

Background Bowel symptoms have been associated with non‐erosive reflux disease
(NERD). However, their role in functional heartburn (FH) has not been established. Aims To …

Non‐erosive reflux disease (NERD) has emerged as a real entity in the spectrum of
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and may, indeed, represent the most common …

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) traditionally has been approached as a spectrum-
continuum, in which patients may progress over time and develop more severe esophageal …

BACKGROUND Functional heartburn (FH) patients have a profound impact on the response
to anti-reflux therapy of the nonerosive reflux disease (NERD) group as compared to the …

Until recently, the finding of erosive esophagitis in patients with chronic heartburn was
thought to indicate more severe gastroesophageal reflux disease. However, recent data …

NERD is common and its definition continues to evolve. For the present, however, this
should be considered to be heartburn with and without regurgitation due to …

Non-erosive reflux disease (NERD) and functional heartburn (FH) are two different clinical
entities and the clear distinction between the two forms is actually possible thanks to the use …