Background Older adults have high rates of asthma morbidity and mortality. Asthma is now
recognized as a heterogeneous disease, yet the distinct phenotypes among older adults are …

Background Severe asthma occurs more often in older adult patients. We hypothesized that
the greater risk for severe asthma in older individuals is due to aging, and is independent of …

Aim The incidence of concomitant conditions increases with age. In elderly patients, the
presence of comorbidities has been related to the course and severity of asthma. The aim of …

Background Emerging evidence suggests that aging affects asthma outcomes, but the
mechanism remains largely unexplored. Objective To explore age-related clinical …

A randomised 6-month study compared two maintenance doses of budesonide/formoterol
(Symbicort® Turbuhaler®) 1 maintenance and reliever therapy (Symbicort SMART®) …

In industrialized countries there has been a significant increase in life expectancy, but
chronic diseases are still important causes of death and disability in the elderly. Individuals …

The aim of this study was to assess health-related quality of life (QoL) in elderly subjects with
a diagnostic label of asthma from a general practice population, and to determine the main …

BACKGROUND A study was undertaken to estimate the prevalence of untreated asthma in
older adults. METHODS A cross sectional population based survey of 6000 men and women …

With the looming expansion of the elderly population of the US, a thorough understanding of
“normal” aging-related changes on the respiratory system is paramount. The respiratory …

Atopic diseases such as rhinitis and asthma are relatively common in children and young
adults. However, many patients aged> 65 years are also affected by these disorders …