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ACEVEDO, Lesbia et al. Aspectos clínicos y epidemiológicos en pacientes con ERGE que acuden al servicio de gastroentrología del hospital “Dr. Jesús Yerena”: enero-junio 2009. Gen [online]. 2010, vol.64, n.4, pp.344-347. ISSN 0016-3503.

The Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is one of the higher- prevalence gastroenterological disorders affecting the general population, placing itself as one of the most frequent causes of consult. It is related to the gastric contents’ backward flow to the esophagus; heartburn and regurgitation are the typical symptoms of this pathology. Comorbidities such as obesity, diabetes mellitus, asthma, high blood pressure, and ENT pathologies are associated with the disorder of mechanisms that regularly prevent the gastroesophageal reflux. Purpose: Description of the relationship existing between the clinical and epidemiologic aspects and the gastroesophageal reflux disease on patients going to the Hospital Jesus Yerena’s Gastroenterology Service, between January and June 2009. Materials and Methods: Longitudinal section prospective study performed on a consult-attending general adult population at Hospital Jesus Yerena’s Gastroenterology Service between January and June 2009. A survey based on clinical and epidemiological criteria was used, as per Latin American and European consensus on GERD. Results: 80 surveyed subjects: 51 female and 29 male. The average age was 52.2. The main symptoms prevalence determined that heartburn showed 50.9% regarding regurgitation that was 49%. 50% of comorbilities was represented by High Blood Pressure regarding the others. Other findings: 25.563% were coffee consumers and 28.571% were at least once a month alcohol consumers, and 24.06% were tobacco users. Likewise, the presence of atypical symptoms was assessed, and the following were described: coughing (28.03%), retrosternal pain (16.6%), hoarseness (14.39%) y dyspnea (12.87%), among others. Conclusion: The study determined that GERD had higher prevalence on females; that not only the typical gastric symptoms, such as heartburn and regurgitation, prevail on GERD but extraesophageal symptoms too, such as coughing, retrosternal pain and hoarseness, were simultaneously present. The study also includes psychobiological habits and their influence on the inferior esophageal sphincter’s relaxation, cooperating with GERD, and the correlation with other diseases as well (HBP MD, etcetera.)

Palabras clave : Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease; Clinic and Epidemiology.