Mortality risk and causes of death in patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis.

Sooim SinSeo Young YunJee Min KimChang Min ParkJaeyoung ChoSun Mi ChoiJinwoo LeeYoung Sik ParkSang-Min LeeChul-Gyu YooYoung Whan KimSung Koo HanChang Hoon Lee

Published in: Respiratory research (2019)

Individuals with bronchiectasis had a higher risk of all-cause, respiratory, and lung cancer-related mortality compared to control group. The risk of all-cause mortality was more prominent in those with airflow limitation and in ever smokers.

Keyphrases

cystic fibrosis
pseudomonas aeruginosa
lung function
cardiovascular events
smoking cessation
risk factors
type diabetes
coronary artery disease