Clinical Impact of the Bronchiectasis with Chronic Bronchitis Symptoms in COPD: Analysis of a Longitudinal Cohort.

Eun-Kyung KimMi-Ae KimJae Seung LeeSang Min Lee Soyeoun Lim Jisoo ParkJung-Hyun KimYeon-Mok OhSang-Do LeeSe Hee LeeJi-Hyun Leenull null

Published in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2021)

BE accompanying CB symptoms is associated with AE-COPD, while BE alone was not significantly associated. This finding suggests that it is more important to examine chronic bronchitis symptoms of BE to predict acute exacerbation than simply to identify BE in COPD patients.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
end stage renal disease
cystic fibrosis
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
sleep quality
drug induced
respiratory failure
prognostic factors
depressive symptoms
air pollution
aortic dissection
mechanical ventilation