Asthma as a Cause for, Rather Than a Result of, Gastroesophageal Reflux

1 January 1983

journal article
clinical trial
Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Asthma

Vol. 20 (4) , 241-243
https://doi.org/10.3109/02770908309077083

Abstract

Five patients who had nocturnal asthma attacks associated with clinical symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux were studied to determine if antiasthma therapy could also benefit the reflux symptoms. The patients were treated in a randomized double blind fashion with either ephedrine or identical appearing placebo. During the treatment periods, the subjects maintained a daily record of asthma and reflux symptoms. Both asthma and reflux symptoms improved with active therapy. These results suggest that treatment of asthma may lessen the occurrence of gastroesophageal reflux.

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This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:

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Published by American Medical Association (AMA) ,1976
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