Top-10 comorbidities of symptomatic patients with moderate COPD in the clinical setting of the CRYSTAL study

Conclusion: In a clinical practice setting, the majority of patients with moderate airflow limitation had significant comorbidities that were more common in more symptomatic ones. Since comorbidities have impact on patient outcomes, there is a need for careful identification and management of these, especially in the more symptomatic COPD patients.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 7, 2016 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Clemens, A., Vogelmeier, C., Greulich, T., Marin, J. M., Castellani, W., Similowski, T., Ninane, V., Gaga, M., Lane, S., Aalamian-Mattheis, M., Nunez, X., Kostikas, K. Tags: 1.12 Clinical Problems - COPD Source Type: research