Article
Treatment of COPD by clinical phenotypes: putting old evidence into clinical practice.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Jun 2013
Miravitlles Marc, Soler-Cataluña Juan José, Calle Myriam, Soriano Joan B
Abstract excerpt
The new Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease update has moved the principles of treatment of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) forward by including the concepts of symptoms and risks into the decision of therapy. However, no mention of the concept of clinical phenotypes is included. It is recognised that COPD is a very heterogeneous disease and not all patients respond to all...
Topics
- Adrenal Cortex Hormones
- Asthma
- Bronchodilator Agents
- Humans
- Phenotype
- Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibitors
- Practice Guidelines as Topic
- Prognosis
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Smoking