TY - JOUR
T1 - Disease Modification in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
AU - Anzueto, Antonio
PY - 2007/9/1
Y1 - 2007/9/1
N2 - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a preventable and treatable disease in which patients experience a progressive decline in lung function, worsening exercise capacity, and frequent exacerbations. Based on clinical evidence, the progression of COPD could be modified by focus on earlier diagnosis; risk reduction through smoking cessation; symptom reduction with pharmacotherapy, improving health-related quality of life, and pulmonary rehabilitation; and decreasing complications by reducing exacerbations. Smoking cessation has been shown to slow lung function decline and reduce mortality, including deaths due to cardiovascular disease, lung cancer, and other respiratory disease (including COPD).
AB - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a preventable and treatable disease in which patients experience a progressive decline in lung function, worsening exercise capacity, and frequent exacerbations. Based on clinical evidence, the progression of COPD could be modified by focus on earlier diagnosis; risk reduction through smoking cessation; symptom reduction with pharmacotherapy, improving health-related quality of life, and pulmonary rehabilitation; and decreasing complications by reducing exacerbations. Smoking cessation has been shown to slow lung function decline and reduce mortality, including deaths due to cardiovascular disease, lung cancer, and other respiratory disease (including COPD).
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ccm.2007.05.001
DO - 10.1016/j.ccm.2007.05.001
M3 - Review article
C2 - 17720047
AN - SCOPUS:34548070698
SN - 0272-5231
VL - 28
SP - 609
EP - 616
JO - Clinics in Chest Medicine
JF - Clinics in Chest Medicine
IS - 3
ER -