<p>Serum Amyloid A in Stable COPD Patients is Associated with the Frequent Exacerbator Phenotype</p>
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“Frequent exacerbator” is a phenotype of poor prognosis in Japanese patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
BACKGROUND The prognosis of Japanese patients with COPD who suffer repeated exacerbations is unclear, although Westerners with such episodes have a poor prognosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted a 1-year prospective observational trial involving 90 Japanese patients with COPD: 58 nonexacerbators, 12 infrequent exacerbators, and 20 frequent exacerbators classified on the basis of exacerbat...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1178-2005
DOI: 10.2147/copd.s266844