Defining Chronic Mucus Hypersecretion Using the CAT in the SPIROMICS Cohort.
Marni Stott-MillerHana MullerovaBruce E MillerMaggie TabbererCeline El BaouTom KeeleyFernando J MartinezMeilan HanMark DransfieldNadia N HanselChristopher B CooperPrescott WoodruffVictor E OrtegaAlejandro P ComellasRobert Paine IiiRichard E KannerWayne AndersonM Bradley DrummondVictor KimRuth Tal-SingerAili L LazaarPublished in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2020)
Items from the CAT identified SGRQ-defined CMH, a frequent COPD trait that correlated with exacerbation frequency. The CAT is a short, simple questionnaire and a potentially valuable tool for telemedicine or real-world trials. CAT-based CMH is a novel approach for identifying clinically important characteristics in COPD that can be ascertained in these settings.