The prevalence and clinical features of asthma-COPD overlap (ACO) definitively diagnosed according to the Japanese Respiratory Society Guidelines for the Management of ACO 2018.

Conclusions About 30% of patients with persistent airflow limitation were diagnosed with ACO. ACO patients had lower lung function and higher respiratory impedance compared with COPD patients. J. Med. Invest. 66 : 157-164, February, 2019. PMID: 31064931 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of Medical Investigation - Category: General Medicine Tags: J Med Invest Source Type: research