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Increased mortality associated with frequent exacerbations in COPD patients with mild-to-moderate lung function impairment, and smokers with normal spirometry

BACKGROUND: The burden of frequent respiratory exacerbations in COPD patients with mild-to-moderate spirometric impairment and smokers with preserved lung function is unknown. METHODS: We categorized COPD participants in COPDGene with post-bronchodilator FEV1%predicted≥50% by the annual exacerbation...

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Autores principales: Fortis, Spyridon, Wan, Emily S., Kunisaki, Ken, Eyck, Patrick Tel, Ballas, Zuhair K., Bowler, Russell P., Crapo, James D., Hokanson, John E., Wendt, Chris, Silverman, Edwin K., Comellas, Alejandro P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9333066/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35911870
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yrmex.2020.100025