Critical Analysis of Hypercontractile Waves Vigor to Define Hypercontractile Esophagus Disease
Leonardo Yuri Kasputis ZANINI,
Fernando A M HERBELLA,
Marco G PATTI
Abstract:HIGHLIGHTS• The current definition for hypercontractile esophagus was arbitrarily set at the uppermost range in volunteers for a specific equipment.• 4000 mmHg.cm.s sems to be a more reasonable cutoff value.• The lack of a gold standard test or symptoms prevent a perfect definition.
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