Modifiable Having cancer (current or previous) is currently one of the most prevalent out of all conditions among patients. High blood pressure, Chronic lung conditions, Alcohol use disorder, excessive alcohol use combined with other recreational drug use (e.g. cocaine), Kidney failure, and malnutrition are other major risk factors. Nonmodifiable *Advanced age (average patient aged 57 years old) *Male sex (4 to 1 male dominance) *Cirrhosis *HIV/AIDS *Herpes virus *Atrial fibrilation *Diabetes (currently the most prevalent out of all conditions in patients) Lesser or unknown of effect *Aortic dissection *Anti-cardiolipin antibodies *CMV infection *Herpetic infection *Hyperglycemia *Hypersensitivity to broad-spectrum antibiotics *Hypothermia *Ischemia *Gastric volvulus *Posterior mediastinal haematoma *Septic shock *Steven Johnson syndrome
Acute esophageal necrosis
Esophageal rupture
Esophageal stricture
Nutcracker esophagus
Lymphocytic esophagitis
Esophageal candidiasis
Herpes esophagitis
Diffuse esophageal spasm