Haemoglobin as a biomarker for clinical outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

In COPD, anaemia is associated with increased morbidity, but the relationship between haemoglobin over its entire observed range and morbidity is poorly understood. Such an understanding could guide future therapeutic targeting of haemoglobin in COPD management. Leveraging the COPDGene study, we con...

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Main Authors: Aparna Balasubramanian, Robert J. Henderson, Nirupama Putcha, Ashraf Fawzy, Sarath Raju, Nadia N. Hansel, Neil R. MacIntyre, Robert L. Jensen, Gregory L. Kinney, William W. Stringer, Craig P. Hersh, Russell P. Bowler, Richard Casaburi, MeiLan K. Han, Janos Porszasz, Barry J. Make, Meredith C. McCormack, Robert A. Wise
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2021-07-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/7/3/00068-2021.full