Risk factors for death from asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and cardiovascular disease after a hospital admission for asthma

BACKGROUND Patients with asthma have an increased risk of death from causes other than asthma. A study was undertaken to identify whether severity of asthma, its treatment, or associated co-morbidity were associated with increased risk of death from other causes. METHODS Eighty five deaths from all...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Thorax 1999-04, Vol.54 (4), p.301-307
Hauptverfasser:	Guite, Hilary F, Dundas, Ruth, Burney, Peter G J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Age Age Factors Asthma Asthma - mortality Asthma - physiopathology Biological and medical sciences Bronchodilator Agents - adverse effects Cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular Diseases - mortality Cardiovascular Diseases - physiopathology Case-Control Studies Cause of Death Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma Comorbidity Family medical history Female Health risk assessment Hospitalization Hospitals Humans Ipratropium - adverse effects Laboratories Logistic Models Lung diseases Lung Diseases, Obstructive - mortality Lung Diseases, Obstructive - physiopathology Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Morbidity Mortality Original Peak Expiratory Flow Rate Pneumology Population Risk Factors Smoking Studies Variables
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Zusammenfassung:	BACKGROUND Patients with asthma have an increased risk of death from causes other than asthma. A study was undertaken to identify whether severity of asthma, its treatment, or associated co-morbidity were associated with increased risk of death from other causes. METHODS Eighty five deaths from all causes occurring within three years of discharge from hospital in a cohort of 2242 subjects aged 16–64 years admitted for asthma were compared with a random sample of 61 controls aged
ISSN:	0040-6376 1468-3296
DOI:	10.1136/thx.54.4.301