Cause-Specific Mortality of People With Barrett's Esophagus Compared With the General Population: A Population-Based Cohort Study

Among patients with BE, approximately 2% will die of esophageal cancer within 10 years. However, patients with BE died more frequently of other causes, such as ischemic heart disease. Evidence-based strategies are available to prevent this disease and might be more cost-effective for reducing mortality among patients with BE.