Asthma is a common disease affecting approximately 300 million people worldwide, across
all age ranges. Despite advances in asthma outcomes of the last few decades, there …

Asthma in older adults (often classified as those 65 years or older) is relatively common,
underdiagnosed, and suboptimally treated. It is an important health problem, as the …

Asthma in the elderly is underdiagnosed and undertreated, and there is a paucity of
knowledge on the subject. The National Institute on Aging convened this workshop to …

Asthma is a disease that affects approximately 7% of adults residing in the USA; the
prevalence is even greater in children and approaches 10%. The CDC has reported that the …

Elderly asthmatics are at a higher risk for morbidity and mortality from their asthma than
younger patients. There are important age‐related physiologic and immunologic changes …

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

In the past, asthma was considered mainly as a childhood disease. However, asthma is an
important cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly nowadays. In addition, the burden of …

Uncontrolled asthma in the elderly is a public health issue recognized in developed
countries such as the United States and among the European Union, both from patient …

Adult asthma is a prevalent chronic medical condition that is associated with high morbidity,
mortality, and cost. Early identification, evidence-based diagnosis, and step-wise …

The aging population is growing at an unparalleled rate. Asthma is common in the elderly
(age over 65 years) and can be more severe with little chance for remission. Asthma in older …