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US 2007/0179364 A1Published application
Method of classifying gerd
AssigneeAltana Pharma AG
InventorsBernd Pfaffenberger, Gudrun Gatz
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AssigneeAltana Pharma AG
InventorsBernd Pfaffenberger, Gudrun Gatz
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The present invention relates to a method of diagnosing GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) in a human subject suspected to have GERD which comprises grading the endoscopic status and the symptomatic status of the human subject with individual grading parameters, and combining said grading parameters into a single parameter. The present invention also relates to a processing device for use in the method according to the invention and a means for displaying the single parameter. Furthermore the invention is concerned with uses of active ingredients having an ameliorative effect for GERD for the preparation of a medicament for treating GERD in a human patient who has been diagnosed GERD-positive by the method of the invention. The method of the invention represents the first integrated concept of diagnosing GERD.
A method of diagnosing GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) in a human subject suspected to have GERD which comprises grading the endoscopic status and the symptomatic status of the human subject with individual grading parameters, and combining said grading parameters into a single parameter.
A processing device for diagnosing GERD in a human subject suspected to have GERD comprising means for grading the endoscopic status and the symptomatic status of the human subject with individual grading parameters, and means for combining said grading parameters into a single parameter.
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