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HOT TOPICS IN RESPIRATORY MEDICINE: Issue 7, 2008
Modifying the clinical course of COPD
Modifying the clinical course of COPD
Antonio Anzueto, Marc Miravitlles
Correspondence to:
Antonio Anzueto - MD
Professor of Medicine, and Section Chief
Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care
University of Texas Health Science Center and South Texas Veterans
Health Care System
University Hospital and Audie Murphy Veterans Hospital
San Antonio, Texas, USA
E-mail: Anzueto@uthscsa.edu
DOI:

Summary


  • EPIDEMIOLOGY
  • Prevalence of COPD
  • COSTS OF COPD
  • Economic impact of exacerbations
  • IMPACT OF EXACERBATIONS IN THE CLINICAL COURSE OF COPD
  • Impact of exacerbations on lung function
  • Impact of exacerbations on health-related quality of life
  • Impact of exacerbations on mortality
  • PREVENTION OF EXACERBATIONS AND MODIFYING THE COURSE OF COPD WITH TIOTROPIUM
  • Clinical efficacy of tiotropium in COPD
  • Modifying the clinical course of COPD with tiotropium
  • Prevention of exacerbations with tiotropium
  • Impact of early therapy in the course of COPD
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES

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