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Treating GERD Successfully: Beyond Heartburn Relief

A short questionnaire helps identify whether patients on therapy for GERD are experiencing sleep disturbance and might benefit from an adjustment in therapy.

Fundoplication vs. Optimal Medical Management for Chronic GERD

In the long run, patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease experienced greater improvements with surgery.

Labeling Symptoms as GERD Increases Parents' Desire for Medication

Labeling regurgitation and irritability as gastroesophageal reflux disease promotes overmedication.

Bleeding Ulcers in Helicobacter pylori–Infected Aspirin Users

After <$EMPH_O>H. pylori<$EMPH_C> eradication, recurrent ulcer bleeding is uncommon, despite ongoing aspirin use.

New Guidelines on GERD

The latest update on best practices from the American College of Gastroenterology

Does H. pylori Affect Ulcer Bleeding in Aspirin Users?

Incidence of peptic ulcer rebleeding is low after <$EMPH_O>Helicobacter pylori<$EMPH_C> eradication, but high in patients with no history of infection.

A Magnetic Sphincter Device Shows Promise for GERD

Esophageal acid exposure was significantly reduced in 64% of patients who had the device surgically implanted.

Which Transfusion Strategy Is Best for Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding?

A restrictive transfusion approach led to superior clinical outcomes, including a better survival rate.

Citalopram Reduces GERD Symptoms in Hypersensitive Esophagus

This selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor showed promise in a small clinical trial of patients who did not respond to acid suppressants.

Discontinue Aspirin After Hospitalization For Bleeding Peptic Ulcer?

Not in patients with cardiovascular comorbidities, who are at elevated short-term risk for death and acute cardiovascular events.

Use of Screening Upper Endoscopy in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Best Practices

New guidance from the American College of Physicians aims to prevent unnecessary procedures and their associated complications and costs.

Ablative Therapy for Barrett Esophagus: Caveat Emptor

Cancer can still occur after successful eradication of dysplasia with radiofrequency ablation.

Radiofrequency Ablation Is Cost-Effective for High-Grade Dysplasia in Barrett Esophagus

However, it is most likely prohibitively expensive for low-grade dysplasia, especially if costs of anesthesia are included in the analysis.

No Evidence of Cancer Risk from Long-Term PPI Therapy

Hormonal and histologic changes observed with long-term use of proton-pump inhibitors do not seem to translate into an elevated risk for mucosal gland atrophy or cancer.

Proton-Pump Inhibitors Often Are Prescribed Inappropriately at U.S. Teaching Hospitals

Most prescriptions for PPIs lacked a valid indication.

Is Helicobacter pylori Eradication Sufficient for Bleeding Ulcers?

A prospective study suggests that peptic ulcer rebleeding is very unusual after <$EMPH_O>H. pylori<$EMPH_C> eradication and that maintenance antiulcer therapy may not be needed.

Shifting Causes of Peptic Ulcer Disease

An observational study supports prior findings of less PUD attributed to H. pylori infection and more attributed to use of NSAIDs, particularly aspirin.

Must We Stop Prophylactic Aspirin in Patients Who Develop Peptic Ulcers?

Proton-pump inhibitors usually heal aspirin-associated ulcers, even if aspirin is continued.

Proton-Pump Inhibitors Reduce NSAID-Associated Ulcers in Japan

In a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, esomeprazole was effective in preventing NSAID-associated ulcers in Japanese patients with a history of peptic ulcers.

Bleeding Peptic Ulcers in Patients With vs. Without Cirrhosis

A small study supports previous observations of distinctive etiologies but similar responses to treatment.

H. pylori Infection and Ulcer Risk: Genetic Strain Matters

In a 5-year longitudinal study, only <$EMPH_O>H. pylori<$EMPH_C> infection positive for cytotoxin-associated gene A increased the risk for gastric and duodenal ulcers.

Combined Ibuprofen/Famotidine Tablet Might Reduce Ulcers

Patients receiving the combination tablet developed fewer upper gastrointestinal ulcers than those receiving ibuprofen alone.

Low-Dose or High-Dose PPI Therapy After Endoscopic Hemostasis?

A small study conducted in Taiwan suggests that after successful endoscopic hemostasis in patients with bleeding peptic ulcers, low- and high-dose pantoprazole are equally effective.

Mortality from Peptic Ulcer Bleeding for Patients Admitted on Holidays

A large study conducted in Hong Kong suggests that Sunday or holiday admission does not worsen outcomes if therapeutic endoscopy is performed promptly.

Treating Suspected EoE: Do Not Use pH Monitoring as a Guide

In a prospective study of patients with confirmed eosinophilic esophagitis, pH was a poor predictor of response to treatment.

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