Study objectives There is increasing interest in the frequency and nature of comorbidities in
patients with obstructive lung disease: COPD and asthma. We aimed to quantify baseline …

Background The 2011 GOLD (Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention
of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [COPD]) consensus report uses symptoms, …

Purpose The Continuing to Confront COPD International Patient Survey aimed to estimate
the prevalence and burden of COPD globally and to update findings from the Confronting …

A recent American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society joint Task Force report
recommends using a lower limit of normal (LLN) of forced expiratory volume in one second…

Rationale: The aim of the ALICE (Airflow Limitation in Cardiac Diseases in Europe) study
was to investigate the prevalence of airflow limitation in patients with ischemic heart disease …

Aim Utilizing data from the Continuing to Confront COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease) International Physician Survey, this study aimed to describe physicians’ knowledge …

Background. To develop and validate a new conceptual model (CM) of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) for use in disease progression and economic modeling. The CM …

Introduction Fatigue is a disruptive symptom that inhibits normal functional performance of
COPD patients in daily activities. The availability of a short, simple, reliable and valid scale …

Aims Data on differences in clinical characteristics and management of COPD in different
countries and settings are limited. We aimed to characterize the profile of patients with COPD …

Background This study compared management of high-risk COPD patients in the UK to
national and international management recommendations and quality standards, including the …