The incidence of gastro-esophageal disease for the patients with typical chest pain and a normal coronary angiogram

Korean Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 94-96

  Nam, Chang Wook ^a   Kim, Kee Sik ^b   Lee, Young Soo ^b   Lee, Sang Hoon ^a   Han, Seong Wook ^a   Hur, Seung Ho ^a   Kim, Yoon Nyun ^a   Kim, Kwon Bae ^a   Jang, Byoung Kuk ^a  

^a Dongsan Medical Center   (South Korea)

^b Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chest pain; Manometry; Normal coronary angiography; Upper endoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DUODENUM ULCER; EROSIVE GASTRITIS; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION DISORDER; ESOPHAGUS MANOMETRY; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; STOMACH DISEASE; STOMACH ULCER; SYNDROME X; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 33748430955     PISSN: 12263303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2006.21.2.94     Document Type: Article

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