Loss of Peristaltic Reserve, Determined by Multiple Rapid Swallows, Is the Most Frequent Esophageal Motility Abnormality in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis
Carlson DA, Crowell MD, Kimmel JN, Patel A, Gyawali CP, Hinchcliff M, Griffing WL, Pandolfino JE, Vela MF. Loss of Peristaltic Reserve, Determined by Multiple Rapid Swallows, Is the Most Frequent Esophageal Motility Abnormality in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2016, 14: 1502-1506. PMID: 27062902, PMCID: PMC5028229, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2016.03.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple rapid swallowsHigh-resolution manometrySystemic sclerosisDistal contractile integralPeristaltic reserveEsophageal motility diagnosisRapid swallowsMotility diagnosisContractile integralEsophageal motility findingsEsophageal high-resolution manometryTertiary referral centerIneffective esophageal motilityMedian distal contractile integralEsophageal motility abnormalitiesEsophageal motility disordersAbsent contractilityHRM findingsMotility findingsReferral centerEsophageal motilityMotility abnormalitiesMotility disordersRetrospective analysisSupine swallows