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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2015 Mar 11;13(8):1416–1423. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2015.02.046

Table 1.

Indications for HRM*

Normal Minor Weak Peristalsis Weak peristalsis small break Weak peristalsis large break Frequent failed peristalsis Hypertensive esophagus
N 166 135 82 55 27 17 34
Dysphagia 67 (40.4%) 65 (48.1%) 37 (45.1%) 23 (41.8%) 14 (51.9%) 10 (58.8%) 17 (50%)
GERD# 104 (62.7%) 87 (64.4%) 55 (67.1%) 36 (65.5%) 19 (70.4%) 9 (52.9%) 23 (67.6%)
Chest Pain 45 (27.1%) 42 (31.1%) 23 (28%) 16 (29.1%) 7 (25.9%) 6 (35.3%) 13 (38.2%)
Dyspepsia/Globus 20 (12%) 19 (14.1%) 12 (14.6%) 8 (14.5%) 4 (14.8%) 3 (17.6%) 3 (8.8%)
*

Individual patients may have multiple indications for HRM

#

Includes heartburn, acid regurgitation, and extraesophageal symptoms of GERD

p<0.05 when compared to patients with normal esophageal manometry

p<0.001 when compared to patients with normal esophageal manometry