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C110 OSA OVERLAPS: ASTHMA, COPD, OBESITY HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME, AND LUNG CANCER: Characteristics And Prevalence Of Sleep-Disordered Breathing In A COPD Cohort
The association between COPD and sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is well-established but the prevalence, clinical features and impact of SDB among COPD patients have been inadequately characterized. At baseline and at every annual visit: anthropometric data, comorbidities (with Charlson index calcu...
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Published in: | American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2017-01, Vol.195 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | The association between COPD and sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is well-established but the prevalence, clinical features and impact of SDB among COPD patients have been inadequately characterized. At baseline and at every annual visit: anthropometric data, comorbidities (with Charlson index calculation), smoking history, dyspnea (mMRC scale), exacerbations in the previous year, health status as evaluated by the CAT questionnaire, respiratory function (arterial blood gases, spirometry, lung volumes and diffusion capacity) and exercise capacity (6MWD) were recorded. |
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ISSN: | 1073-449X 1535-4970 |