Irreversible airway obstruction in asthma: a risk factor for severe exacerbations in spite of proper treatment.

CONCLUSION: IAO is not a risk factor for poor symptoms control or poor quality of life, in a setting of proper treatment. It is a risk factor for emergency room visit and hospital admission. Subjects with IAO have poor response to treatment. PMID: 27050870 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Asthma - Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: J Asthma Source Type: research