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Relationship between blood eosinophils, clinical characteristics, and mortality in patients with COPD.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 1 Jan 2017
Zysman Maeva, Deslee Gaëtan, Caillaud Denis, Chanez Pascal, Escamilla Roger, Court-Fortune Isabelle, Nesme-Meyer Pascale, Perez Thierry, Paillasseur Jean-Louis, Pinet Christophe, Jebrak Gilles, Roche Nicolas, Burgel Pierre-Régis
Abstract excerpt
In patients with COPD, there is controversy regarding the association of blood eosinophil (Eos) levels with 1) exacerbation frequency and 2) the effect of inhaled corticosteroids for prevention of exacerbations. To determine whether Eos define subgroups of patients exhibiting attributes of COPD clinical phenotypes, we compared clinical features and mortality rates in COPD patients from the Initiatives BPCO French...
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