The importance of symptoms in the longitudinal variability of clusters in COPD patients: A validation study.

Juan Pablo de-TorresJose M MarinCristina Martinez-GonzalezPilar de Lucas-RamosBorja CosioCiro Casanovanull null

Published in: Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) (2017)

After 2 years of follow-up, most of the COPD patients maintained their cluster assignment. Exercise tolerance, lung function and quality of life were the main driving parameters in those who change their cluster assignment.

Keyphrases

lung function
end stage renal disease
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
cystic fibrosis
prognostic factors
patient reported