SUMMARY A systematic review of the epidemiology of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
(GORD) has been performed, applying strict criteria for quality of studies and the disease …

There is a perception that the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is
increasing, but few studies have directly tackled this issue. By using a systematic approach …

胃食管反流病(GERD) 是常见的消化系统疾病, 其发病率有逐渐增高的趋势[1]. 2006 年和2007
年我国发布了GERD 的诊治指南[2-3], 对指导GERD 的临床诊治发挥了重要作用. 近年在GERD …

OBJECTIVES A globally acceptable definition and classification of gastroesophageal reflux
disease (GERD) is desirable for research and clinical practice. The aim of this initiative was …

Noncardiac chest pain is defined as recurrent chest pain that is indistinguishable from
ischemic heart pain after a reasonable workup has excluded a cardiac cause. Noncardiac …

Abstract Background and Aims: Since the publication of the Asia‐Pacific GERD consensus
in 2004, more data concerning the epidemiology and management of gastroesophageal …

Background. Chest pain is a common symptom that presents the primary care physician with
a complex diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Aims. To evaluate the natural history and …

Background: Non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP) is recurrent angina pectoris-like pain without
evidence of coronary heart disease in conventional diagnostic evaluation. The prevalence of …

A meta-analysis of 1437 patients from 14 RCTs in China showed that prokinetics combined
with PPI were more effective in alleviating symptoms than PPI monotherapy; however, no …

This study tested the novel hypothesis that CBT-treated IBS patients who learn to self-
manage painful GI symptoms by targeting rigid cognitive style show improvement in …