Table 2

Exclusion Criteria

Esophageal varices
Pregnancy
Advanced cardiovascular disease
History of upper GI surgery
Esophageal or gastric cancer
Using H2 blocker and/or PPIs during the last 2 weeks*

*: These patients were eligible if erosions were seen on endoscopy.

Nasseri-Moghaddam et al. BMC Gastroenterology 2007 7:42   doi:10.1186/1471-230X-7-42