Article
Current Smoker: A Clinical Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Phenotype Affecting Disease Progression and Response to Therapy.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 May 2025
Celli Bartolome R, Christenson Stephanie A, Rabe Klaus F, Han MeiLan K, van den Berge Maarten, Criner Gerard J, Soler Xavier, Djandji Michel, Radwan Amr, Rowe Paul J, Deniz Yamo, Jacob-Nara Juby A
Abstract excerpt
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous condition of the lungs characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms, primarily dyspnea, cough, and sputum production, due to airway and/or alveoli abnormalities that cause persistent, and often progressive, airflow obstruction. Although the underlying mechanisms responsible for COPD remain poorly understood, over the past several decades, clinical...
Topics
- Humans
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Phenotype
- Disease Progression
- Smoking
- Male
- Female
- Smokers
- Quality of Life
- Adrenal Cortex Hormones