Journal article
Heartburn as a Marker of the Success of Acid Suppression Therapy in Chronic Cough
Abstract
PurposeGastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is commonly thought to play an important role in chronic cough and patients are often empirically treated with acid suppression therapy. We sought to investigate the response rate to acid suppression treatment in patients with and without heartburn attending two specialist cough clinics.MethodsA retrospective review of 558 consecutive patients referred to two specialist cough clinics was performed …
Authors
Badri H; Satia I; Bansal V; Mangi MA; Tangaroonsanti A; DeVault KR; Lee AS; Houghton LA; Smith JA
Journal
Lung, Vol. 199, No. 6, pp. 597–602
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2021
DOI
10.1007/s00408-021-00496-w
ISSN
0341-2040