MANAGEMENT OF ASTHMA-COPD OVERLAP SYNDROME: CLINICAL PHARMACIST PERSPECTIVE

The Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome.

Although in textbooks asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are viewed as distinct disorders, there is increasing awareness that many patients have features of both. This article reviews the asthma-COPD overlap syndrome.

The Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome

Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) are pulmonary disorders characterized by various degrees of airflow limitation, inflammation and tissue remodeling. Bronchial asthma, an allergic disease that develops in childhood, is physiologically characterized by reversible airflow obstruction. It has an episodic course and a generally favorable prognosis, as it responds well to anti-...

The Asthma COPD Overlap Syndrome: ACOS Epidemiology and Historical Perspective

The clinical and genetic features of COPD-asthma overlap syndrome.

Individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma are an important but poorly characterised group. The genetic determinants of COPD and asthma overlap have not been studied. The aim of this study was to identify clinical features and genetic risk factors for COPD and asthma overlap. Subjects were current or former smoking non-Hispanic whites or African-Americans with COPD...

Heterogeneity of asthma–COPD overlap syndrome

Many patients suffering from asthma or COPD have overlapping features of both diseases. However, a phenotypical approach for evaluating asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) has not been established. In this report, we examined the phenotypes in patients with ACOS. Patients diagnosed with ACOS between 2011 and 2015 were identified and classified into four phenotype groups. Group A was composed of...