Reversible and irreversible airflow obstruction as predictor of overall mortality in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

The importance of reversible airflow obstruction to the prognosis of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is not clear. We tested the hypothesis that reversibility to corticosteroid and bronchodilator is not an independent predictor of prognosis, but merely reflects a component of...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 1999-04, Vol.159 (4), p.1267-1271
Hauptverfasser:	HANSEN, E. F, PHANARETH, K, LAURSEN, L. C, KOK-JENSEN, A, DIRKSEN, A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Asthma - drug therapy Asthma - mortality Asthma - physiopathology Biological and medical sciences Bronchodilator Agents - therapeutic use Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma Female Forced Expiratory Volume Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use Humans Lung Diseases, Obstructive - drug therapy Lung Diseases, Obstructive - mortality Lung Diseases, Obstructive - physiopathology Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Pneumology Prognosis Pulmonary Ventilation Spirometry Survival Rate Vital Capacity
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