Current situation of asthma–COPD overlap in Chinese patients older than 40 years with airflow limitation: a multicenter, cross-sectional, non-interventional study

Current situation of asthma–COPD overlap in Chinese patients older than 40 years with airflow limitation: a multicenter, cross-sectional, non-interventional study

Background and aims: Asthma–chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) overlap (ACO) is poorly recognized in China. Our study determined the distribution of ACO and its clinical characteristics among patients (aged ⩾40 years) with airflow limitation at Chinese tertiary hospitals. Methods: This cro...

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Veröffentlicht in:Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease 2020, Vol.14, p.1753466620961699-1753466620961699
Hauptverfasser: Kang, Jian, Zheng, Jinping, Cai, Baiqiang, Wen, Fuqiang, Yao, Wanzhen, Zhang, Xiaoju, Chen, Yan, Wang, Guansong, Li, Wen, Cao, Jie
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Sprache:eng
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Asthma
Bronchodilators
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Original Research
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Zusammenfassung:Background and aims: Asthma–chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) overlap (ACO) is poorly recognized in China. Our study determined the distribution of ACO and its clinical characteristics among patients (aged ⩾40 years) with airflow limitation at Chinese tertiary hospitals. Methods: This cross-sectional, non-interventional study (NCT02600221), conducted between December 2015 and October 2016 in 20 Tier-3 Chinese hospitals, included patients aged ⩾40 years with post-bronchodilator (BD) FEV1/FVC
ISSN:1753-4666
1753-4658
1753-4666
DOI:10.1177/1753466620961699