Selected article for: "accelerated lung function decline and lung function decline"

Author: Aran Singanayagam; Su-Ling Loo; Maria Calderazzo; Lydia J Finney; Maria-Belen Trujillo Torralbo; Eteri Bakhsoliani; Jason Girkin; Punnam Veerati; Prabuddha S Pathinayake; Kristy S Nichol; Andrew Reid; Joseph Foottit; Sebastian L Johnston; Nathan W Bartlett; Patrick Mallia
Title: Anti-microbial immunity is impaired in COPD patients with frequent exacerbations
  • Document date: 2019_5_9
  • ID: 72jzqm86_1
    Snippet: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an inflammatory airway disorder in which acute exacerbations represent a major complication. Acute exacerbations are a substantial cause of morbidity and mortality [1] [2] [3] and preventing exacerbations remains a major unmet need. There has been increasing interest in a recently identified sub-group of patients with COPD who are at risk of exacerbations, defined as the 'frequent exacerbator phenot.....
    Document: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an inflammatory airway disorder in which acute exacerbations represent a major complication. Acute exacerbations are a substantial cause of morbidity and mortality [1] [2] [3] and preventing exacerbations remains a major unmet need. There has been increasing interest in a recently identified sub-group of patients with COPD who are at risk of exacerbations, defined as the 'frequent exacerbator phenotype'. 4 Patients with frequent exacerbations have worse clinical outcomes including increased morbidity 1 , accelerated lung function decline 2 and greater mortality 5 , suggesting that this group requires special consideration. To date, the underlying mechanisms that predispose such patients to more frequent exacerbations have not been elucidated. It is plausible that abnormalities in host immunity could underlie an increased propensity to exacerbations.

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