Most patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have at least one
additional, clinically relevant chronic disease. Those with the most severe airflow obstruction …

Chronic airway diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are
prevalent and complex conditions that often coexist in the same patient. To address this …

The treatable traits approach represents a strategy for patient management. It is based on
the identification of characteristics susceptible to treatments or predictive of treatment …

Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are the mainstay of treatment for asthma, but their role in
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is debated. Recent randomised controlled …

Chronic airway diseases including asthma and COPD are prevalent and high-burden
conditions with the majority of patients successfully managed in the primary care setting …

Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a treatable and preventable
disease characterised by persistent respiratory symptoms and chronic airflow limitation on …

Treatable traits is a personalized approach to the management of respiratory disease. The
approach involves a multidimensional assessment to understand the traits present in …

Exercise limitation and physical inactivity are known treatable traits for people with COPD.
Maximising exercise capacity and keeping people physically active improves health status …

Background: In 2008, a dedicated American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society
task force published a paper on the possible use and limitations of clinical outcomes and …

Background and Purpose Cardiovascular disease affects up to half of the patients with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), exerting deleterious impact on health …