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Serum Amyloid A in Stable COPD Patients is Associated with the Frequent Exacerbator Phenotype.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 1 Jan 2020
Zhao Dongxing, Abbasi Asghar, Rossiter Harry B, Su Xiaofen, Liu Heng, Pi Yuhong, Sang Li, Zhong Weiyong, Yang Qifeng, Guo Xiongtian, Zhou Yanyan, Li Tianyang, Casaburi Richard, Zhang Nuofu
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Background: We sought to determine whether circulating inflammatory biomarkers were associated with the frequent exacerbator phenotype in stable COPD patients ie, those with two or more exacerbations in the previous year. Methods: Eighty-eight stable, severe, COPD patients (4 females) were assessed for exacerbation frequency, pulmonary function, fraction of expired nitric oxide (FENO); inflammatory variables were...
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