Asthma and COPD have characteristic symptoms, yet patients with both are prevalent.
Despite this, there is currently no globally accepted definition for the overlap between …

Pulmonary function testing (PFT) has a long and rich history in the definition, diagnosis, and
management of COPD. For decades, spirometry has been regarded as the standard for …

Background Electronic health record (EHR) databases can facilitate epidemiology research
into various diseases including asthma. Given the diagnostic challenges of asthma, the …

Rationale Severe asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) share
common pathophysiological traits such as relative corticosteroid insensitivity. We recently …

Introduction The ACO Japan Cohort Study, a multicenter observational study, investigated
the proportion of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who met the …

Background: A considerable proportion of patients have features of both asthma and chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) simultaneously, called asthma–COPD overlap …

Objective The aim of this analysis was to describe the patterns of inhaled maintenance
therapy according to risk level and to explore the determinants associated with the decision …

Background: The considerable prevalence and worse outcomes of asthma-COPD overlap
(ACO) in COPD have been reported, and optimal introduction of ICS is essential for ACO …

Abstract The Spanish Guideline on the Management of Asthma, better known by its acronym
in Spanish GEMA, has been available for more than 20 years. Twenty-one scientific …

Gambaran Kepatuhan Penggunaan Inhaler Kombinasi ICS/LABA dan Quality of Life Pada
Pasien PPOK Dengan Asma Di Kabupaten Pringsewu Provinsi Lampung. Penyakit Paru …