Upper GI Tract
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Updates in eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases
Patients with non-EoE eosinophilic GI diseases can go unrecognized for years for a variety of reasons.
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Warfarin associated with higher upper GI bleeding rates, compared with DOACs
The risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding was higher in men taking warfarin.
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10-year delay in one-third of EoE diagnoses has persisted for decades
Though non-GI physicians were responsible for some of the diagnostic delay, patients themselves played a role as well, suggesting a need for...
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Understanding GERD phenotypes
Because the mechanisms driving symptoms vary across patients, phenotyping patients via a step-wise diagnostic framework personalizes management in...
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Barrett’s esophagus: Key new concepts
The rationale for early detection of BE rests on the premise that, after the diagnosis of BE, patients can be placed under endoscopic surveillance...
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Can folic acid halt or reverse progression of gastric precancerous conditions?
A meta-analysis suggests folic acid supplementation has the potential to halt or even reverse progression of gastric precancerous conditions.
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Vonoprazan-based therapy for resistant H. pylori superior to standard care
The vonoprazan dual and triple therapies were also noninferior to proton pump–inhibitor based triple therapy, which supported an FDA approval in...
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‘Reassuring’ safety data on PPI therapy
PPIs were generally not associated with an increased risk of mortality due to major causes in a novel analysis accounting for potential...
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Study pinpoints best predictor of when reflux symptoms don’t require PPI
Acid exposure time less than 4.0% measured over 4 days was the best predictor of when patients don’t need PPI therapy.
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Cutting dietary simple sugars may relieve GERD symptoms
This study may be the first randomized controlled diet intervention trial to examine carbohydrates by type and amount on symptomatic GERD.