Acid Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Apparent Life-Threatening Events: Simultaneous pH-metry and Cardiorespiratory Monitoring

• Main Authors: Francesco Macchini (Author), Anna Morandi (Author), Paola Cognizzoli (Author), Giorgio Farris (Author), Valerio Gentilino (Author), Andrea Zanini (Author), Ernesto Leva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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To investigate the prevalence and the characteristics of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in infants with apparent life threatening events (ALTE). Materials and methods: Infants with at least one episode of ALTE in absence of predisposing factors were included. All infants underwent a cardiore...