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Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 281: G743-G751, 2001;
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Vol. 281, Issue 3, G743-G751, September 2001

Sustained esophageal contraction: a motor correlate of heartburn symptom

Nonko Pehlivanov, Jianmin Liu, and Ravinder K. Mittal

Department of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908

Heartburn occurs in the presence as well as the absence of acid reflux. We searched for a motor correlate of heartburn. Twelve subjects with heartburn were studied with 24-h synchronized pressure, pH, and high-frequency intraluminal ultrasound (HFIUS) imaging of the esophagus. The HFIUS images were analyzed every 2 s for a period of 2 min before and 30 s after the onset of heartburn during 20 acid reflux-positive and 20 acid reflux-negative heartburn episodes. The esophageal muscle thickness was measured as a marker of contraction. Esophageal pressure and HFIUS images were recorded during the Bernstein test in 15 subjects. Sustained esophageal contractions (SECs) were identified during 13 of 20 heartburn episodes associated with acid reflux and 15 of 20 heartburn episodes without acid reflux. SECs were detected during 2 of 40 matched control periods only (P < 0.05). The duration of SECs was 44.9 ± 26.9 s. The Bernstein test reproduced heartburn symptoms in 8 of 15 subjects. SECs were identified during 6 of 8 (75%) Bernstein-positive and in 1 of 7 (14.3%) Bernstein-negative tests (P = 0.04). We conclude that a SEC precedes both spontaneous and induced heartburn symptoms and may be the cause of heartburn sensation.

esophageal pain; esophageal motor disorder; high-frequency ultrasound.


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