Unreported and Overlooked: A Post Hoc Analysis of COPD Symptom-Related Attacks from the RISE Study.
Gary T FergusonTor SkärbyLars H NordenmarkRosa LamarcaAudrone AksomaityteDan LythgoeIleen A GilbertFrank TrudoPublished in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2020)
COPD symptom-related attacks are common and typically unreported. Importantly, these attacks can account for considerable morbidity and should not be regarded as "mild". Detection of such exacerbations may be valuable in identifying patients at greater risk and guiding preventive therapeutic interventions.