Reduced Esophageal Hypervigilance and Symptom-Specific Anxiety in Barrett's Esophagus: A Deficient Alarm Signal for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease-Associated Mucosal Injury
Gastroenterology. 2025 Dec;169(7):1513-1515.
doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2025.08.014.
Epub 2025 Oct 20.
1 Department of Medicine, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan; School of Post-Baccalaureate Chinese Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
2 Department of Otolaryngology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
3 Department of Medical Research, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan.
4 Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri.
5 Department of Medicine, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan; Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan. Electronic address: harry.clchen@msa.hinet.net.