RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Bronchiectasis contributes to the severity of COPD
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP PA1067
DO 10.1183/13993003.congress-2018.PA1067
VO 52
IS suppl 62
A1 Aikaterini Dimakou
A1 Maria Kaponi
A1 Kyriaki Tsikritsaki
A1 Anna Gousiou
A1 Serafeim Chrysikos
A1 Georgios Hillas
A1 Xristina Triantafyllidou
A1 Theodoros Karampitsakos
A1 Loukas Thanos
A1 Michail Toumbis
YR 2018
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/52/suppl_62/PA1067.abstract
AB Aim: To estimate the presence of Bronchiectasis in COPD and the relation with the clinical and functional parameters in a Greek cohort.We studied patients with stable COPD. The symptoms, their duration, the number of exacerbations/year, lung function and arterial blood gases were recorded. HRCT was performed to look for the presence and extent of bronchiectasis and the degree of emphysema. HRCTs were graded by two radiologists according to Smith scale for bronchiectasis (score: 0-24,) and Bankier, Parkf for emphysema (score:0-100)A hundred patients were studied, 88men, mean age (±SD) 68 years (19,3) with smoking history 74,4 PY (29,6). The main symptoms (mean duration in years (±SD) were : cough 11,7 (9,8), sputum:10,4 (9,7) and dyspnea: 6,9(6,0) mMRC scale :2,4 (1,08). Bronchiectasis was diagnosed (score ≥3) in 70 patents (70%).Radiographic and functional data View this table:Values as mean (SD). All differences were statistically significant.Statistically significant difference was found in mMRC dyspnea scale and the number of exacerbations between the two groups Bronchiectasis score was correlated positively to: emphysema score, mMRC dispel scale, exacerbations/year and negatively to: FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC, P aO2.Bronchiectasis on HRCT is very common in COPD patients. The presence and extent of bronchiectasis are related to the clinical and functional severity of the disease.FootnotesCite this article as: European Respiratory Journal 2018 52: Suppl. 62, PA1067.This is an ERS International Congress abstract. No full-text version is available. Further material to accompany this abstract may be available at www.ers-education.org (ERS member access only).