Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics
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Aliment. Pharmacol. Ther. · Jul 2005
Proton-pump inhibitor use by coronary artery disease patients is associated with fewer chest pain episodes, emergency department visits and hospitalizations.
Patients with coronary artery disease presenting to an emergency department with chest pain are likely to undergo hospitalization in an attempt to elucidate its aetiology. ⋯ Proton-pump inhibitor therapy for veteran coronary artery disease patients is associated with fewer chest pain episodes, emergency department visits and hospitalizations for chest pain.