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2351246

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-7-19
pubmed:abstractText
In patients with angina-like chest pain, the diagnostic value of esophageal investigations has not been definitively established. The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic value of different esophageal investigations in 45 patients (group I) with angina-like chest pain for which a cardiac origin had been previously excluded. These investigations included esophageal manometry, Bernstein test, edrophonium test, balloon distention test, and 24-hour pH monitoring (with event marker). These patients were compared to two control groups: a) 9 subjects with documented coronary disease (group IIa), and b) 9 healthy volunteers (group IIb). Abnormal results were observed in 37 patients in group I (82 percent), and in 4 patients in group IIa (44 percent). In group I, manometry was abnormal in 29 percent of patients and pH monitoring in 41 percent; provocative tests were positive in 10 percent, 15 percent, and 38 percent for the Bernstein test, edrophonium test, and balloon distention test respectively. Esophageal origin of the pain was shown to be likely in 36 percent of patients in group I. These results confirm the high incidence of functional abnormalities of esophagus in patients with angina-like chest pain. They also confirm the diagnostic value of the different provocative tests and especially the balloon distention test.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0399-8320
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
334-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
[Pseudo-angina pain of esophageal origin. Results of functional study and value of the balloon distention test].
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratoire d'Explorations Fonctionnelles Digestives, CHU Nord, Nantes.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, English Abstract