Similarity and differences in elderly patients with fixed airflow obstruction by asthma and by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
| Autor: | Alberto D'Alcamo, Cristina Farina, Maria Esposito-Pellitteri, Francesco Gervasi, Gabriele Di Lorenzo, Gaetana Di Fede, Maria Stefania Leto-Barone, Calogero Caruso, Giovam Battista Rini, Vito Ditta, Claudia Lo Bianco, Pasquale Mansueto |
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| Přispěvatelé: | DI LORENZO G, MANSUETO P, DITTA V, ESPOSITO-PELLITTERI M, LO BIANCO C, LETO-BARONE MS, D'ALCAMO A, FARINA C, DI FEDE G, GERVASI F, CARUSO C, RINI G |
| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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| Zdroj: | Respiratory Medicine. 102:232-238 |
| ISSN: | 0954-6111 |
| Popis: | SummaryBackgroundEpidemiologic studies have demonstrated that elderly patients with fixed airflow obstruction can be affected by asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).MethodsWe studied 49 consecutive elderly outpatients, presenting fixed airflow obstruction, by clinical history (smoking), pulmonary function tests, blood gas analysis, and induced sputum.ResultsThe age was not different in patients with COPD (n=28) and asthma (n=21) (70.2±3.9 years vs. 69.6±3.7 years), also the degree of fixed airflow obstruction was similar (FEV1: 58.3±1.5% vs. 59.0±1.4% of predicted). Patients with asthma had significantly more eosinophils in peripheral blood (0.43±0.05×10−3μL vs. 0.27±0.1×10−3μL, P |
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