Frontline Medical News, 2014 May 08, B Jancin News

CHICAGO (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – Gastroesophageal reflux disease may constitute a heretofore unrecognized risk factor for coronary heart disease.

In a nationwide case-control study of prodigious proportions, endoscopically confirmed GERD in patients without known coronary or peripheral artery disease at baseline was independently associated with a 57% increased risk of having a first acute MI within the next 5 years, Dr. Ravi K. Prakash reported.

In a video interview at the annual Digestive Disease Week, Dr. Prakash of MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, discusses the clinical implications of the study findings.

http://youtu.be/GAItySZF8jM