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Esophageal chemical clearance and baseline impedance values in patients with chronic autoimmune atrophic gastritis and gastro-esophageal reflux disease.

BACKGROUND: The factors influencing new markers of gastro-esophageal reflux disease detected by impedance-pH monitoring - mean nocturnal baseline impedance (MNBI) and post-reflux swallow-induced peristaltic wave (PSPW) index - need to be evaluated.

AIM: To compare endoscopy-negative heartburn with chronic autoimmune atrophic gastritis (CAAG).

MATERIALS AND METHODS: 24 patients with CAAG, 25 with non-erosive reflux disease (NERD) and 25 with functional heartburn (FH) were included. In all patients the main impedance-pH monitoring parameters were calculated.

RESULTS: CAAG and NERD patients had a number of reflux events (non-acid ones being more common among the former group) which was higher than that found in FH (p<0.001). MNBI decreased progressively in FH (>3000Ohm), CAAG (>2000Ohm) and NERD (<1000Ohm) patients (p=0.0046). The PSPW index was similar between CAAG and NERD patients but significantly lower in comparison to FH (p<0.0001).

CONCLUSION: Patients with CAAG have evidence of non-acid reflux based on the high number of reflux events and confirmed by low values of MNBI and PSPW index. MNBI is a strong marker of acid/non-acid reflux-induced mucosal damage, whereas the PSPW index can reliably discriminate patients with reflux from those with FH, independently of the acidity of refluxate.

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