COVID-19 and COPD: lessons beyond the pandemic.
David M G HalpinClaus F VogelmeierAlvar AgustiPublished in: American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology (2021)
Early in the COVID pandemic there were concerns about the outcomes for patients with COPD who developed COVID-19. Although the pandemic has made the diagnosis and routine management of COPD more difficult, the risk of patients developing COVID or of having poor outcomes is less than anticipated and there have been some unexpected findings that may lead to significant improvements in the management of COPD in future.