Increased Prevalence of Gastroesophageal Reflux Symptoms in Patients With COPD

To determine the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) symptoms in patients with COPD and the association of GER symptoms with the severity of airways obstruction as assessed by pulmonary function tests (PFTs).Prospective questionnaire-based, cross-sectional analytic survey.Outpatient pulmonary and general medicine clinics at a Veterans Administration hospital.Patients with mild-to-severe COPD (n = 100) were defined based on American...