Small airway dysfunction in elderly patient with asthma: a real life study

Conclusions: In contrast to nonelderly patients, the great majority of elderly has SAD. In elderly patients, SAD is more often associated with CAD and with substantially higher resistance of peripheral airways, suggesting a more severe involvement of the whole bronchial tree. SAD is characterized by longer asthma duration and by lower levels of Type-2 biomarkers in elderly patients.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 19, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Berti, A., Licini, A., Lombardi, C., Cottini, M. Tags: Monitoring Airway Disease Source Type: research