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The frequent association of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) and respiratory disorders, in particular asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic dry cough, cystic fibrosis and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, is well known [1–4]. In this short review, the terms COPD and chronic bronchitis will be used indifferently to indicate a clinical picture characterized by chronic productive cough (for at least two months a year in the past two years) and possible bronchial obstruction with a significant irreversible component. The incidence of GER in asthma ranges from 40% to 80% according to the series; the figures for chronic bronchitis are about 50%–60% [1, 5]. In the study of Ducoloné et al. [5], about 50% of patients with GER had no clinical complaint of GER (although half of these had cough and nocturnal dyspnea) while the other 50% had both digestive and respiratory symptoms. Among the 17 subjects with GER, 9 were on theophylline treatment, but only 2 received sympathomimetic agents [5].
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Lusuardi, M., Donner, C.F. (1999). Gastroesophageal Reflux in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. In: Dal Negro, R.W., Allegra, L. (eds) Pneumological Aspects of Gastroesophageal Reflux. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2147-1_10
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