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Acid Reflux Disease

Research from B.S. Sheu and co-authors in the area of acid reflux disease published

Published in Telemedicine Law Weekly, December 13th, 2008

"This study assessed the endoscopic healing rates of reflux esophagitis with Los Angeles grades C and D (RE-CD) using a 6-month esomeprazole and the demographic factors or genotypes of S-mephenytoin 4'-hydroxylase (CYP2C19) that correlated with the healing of RE-CD. One hundred thirteen patients with RE-CD received esomeprazole 40 mg daily for 6 months and completed serial follow-ups regarding healing by endoscopies at the 1st month and the 6th month, respectively," scientists writing in the American Journal of Gastroenterology report.

"In each patient, demographic factors, including body mass index (BMI), and the CYP2C19 genotypes were checked. The endoscopic...

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