History of Asthma in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. A Comparative Study of Economic Burden.
J Mark FitzGeraldHamid TavakoliTetyana KendzerskaAndrea GershonTeresa ToShawn D AaronJ Mark FitzGeraldnull nullPublished in: Annals of the American Thoracic Society (2016)
Patients with COPD with a previous history of asthma consume more health care resources than those with COPD alone, but there are important differences in cost components and costs attributable to comorbid conditions. Further research is required to examine whether the lower costs of cardiovascular disease in these patients is due to lower levels of related risk factors or to intrinsic differences in COPD phenotypes.
Keyphrases
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- lung function
- cardiovascular disease
- risk factors
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- cystic fibrosis
- air pollution
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- type diabetes
- peritoneal dialysis
- allergic rhinitis
- coronary artery disease
- cardiovascular events