In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, small-airway dysfunction (SAD) is considered a functional hallmark of disease. However, the exact role of SAD in the clinical presentation of COPD is not yet completely understood; moreover, it is not known whether SAD may have a relationship with the impact of disease.
Prevalence of Small-Airway Dysfunction among COPD Patients with Different GOLD Stages and Its Role in the Impact of Disease / Crisafulli, Ernesto; Pisi, Roberta; Aiello, Marina; Vigna, Matteo; Tzani, Panagiota; Torres, Anna; Bertorelli, Giuseppina; Chetta, Alfredo Antonio. - In: RESPIRATION. - ISSN 0025-7931. - 93:1(2017), pp. 32-41. [10.1159/000452479]
Prevalence of Small-Airway Dysfunction among COPD Patients with Different GOLD Stages and Its Role in the Impact of Disease
CRISAFULLI, Ernesto;PISI, Roberta;AIELLO, Marina;VIGNA, MATTEO;TZANI, Panagiota;TORRES, Anna;BERTORELLI, Giuseppina;CHETTA, Alfredo Antonio
2017-01-01
Abstract
In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, small-airway dysfunction (SAD) is considered a functional hallmark of disease. However, the exact role of SAD in the clinical presentation of COPD is not yet completely understood; moreover, it is not known whether SAD may have a relationship with the impact of disease.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
