The Association Between Bronchiectasis and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Data from the European Bronchiectasis Registry (EMBARC).

Eva PolverinoAnthony De SoyzaKaterina DimakouLetizia TraversiApostolos BossiosMegan L CrichtonFelix C RingshausenMontserrat VendrellPierre-Régis BurgelCharles S HaworthMichael R LoebingerNatalie LorentIsabell PinkMelissa J McDonnellSabina SkrgatLuis M CarroOriol SibilaMenno van der EerdenPaula KauppiAmelia ShoemarkAdelina AmorimJeremy S BrownJohn R Hurst Marc Miravitlles Rosario Menéndez Antoní TorresTobias WelteFrancesco BlasiJosje AltenburgMichal ShteinbergWim BoersmaStuart J ElbornPieter C GoeminneStefano AlibertiJames D Chalmers

Published in: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (2024)

The label of COPD is often applied to bronchiectasis patients without objective evidence of airflow obstruction and smoking history. Patients with a clinical label of COPD have worse clinical outcomes.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
cystic fibrosis
lung function
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
peritoneal dialysis
smoking cessation
machine learning
patient reported
data analysis