Gastric asthma? No change in respiratory impedance during intraesophageal acidification in adult asthmatics.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: In patients with asthma, gastroesophageal reflux (GER) has been shown to be a common finding, and a number of investigators have suggested that reflux may have a deleterious effect in asthma, either as a result of recurrent (micro)aspiration or by some form of a reflex mechanism. AIM OF THE STUDY: To measure changes in lung function in response to intraesophageal acid perfusion in asthmatics with GER. METHODS: In 12 patients with bronchial asthma and complaints suggesting GER with increased reflux scores during 24-h intraesophageal pH monitoring, impedance measurements of the respiratory system using the technique of forced oscillations and spirometry were performed after intraesophageal acidification. RESULTS: No statistically significant changes in FEV1 or in respiratory impedance were demonstrated after intraesophageal acid provocation. CONCLUSION: No direct effect of intraesophageal acidification on bronchomotor tone was demonstrated in asthmatics with GER.
Medical subject headings
- Asthma
- Esophagus
- Gastroesophageal Reflux
- Respiratory Mechanics