Abstract The Spanish COPD Guidelines (GesEPOC) were first published in 2012, and since
then have undergone a series of updates incorporating new evidence on the diagnosis and …

Recently, two “fixed triple” single-inhaler combinations of an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS), a
long-acting β2-agonist (LABA), and a long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) have …

Chronic infections are associated with exacerbation in patients with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD). The major objective of the management of these patients is the …

Resumen La Guía Española de la Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica (GesEPOC)
se publicó por primera vez en 2012 y desde entonces ha experimentado una serie de …

The high prevalence of COPD together with its high level of misdiagnosis and late diagnosis
dictate the necessity for the development and implementation of clinical practice guidelines …

Background The Spanish Guidelines for COPD (GesEPOC) describe four clinical
phenotypes: non-exacerbator (NE), asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACO), frequent …

Abstract Background A Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) phenotype is a
single or group of disease characteristics that describe differences between individuals …

Background It has recently been proposed that the concept of clinical control in COPD may
be useful for deciding treatment in COPD, but the original control criteria (OCC) were …

Background and objective The concept of clinical control in COPD has been developed to
help in treatment decisions, but it requires validation in prospective studies. Methods This …

Objectives We aimed to characterize the clinical, functional and inflammatory features of
patients diagnosed diagnosed with ACO according to a new algorithm and to compare them …